School authorities in Chilanga district have called upon parents to supplement government efforts in procuring of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for their children for use during School hours.
Chilanga Primary School Head teacher Dickson Lungu says the PPEs available are not enough to cover every child in school so parents with enough resources can help government by providing the necessary equipment for their children while the available PPEs can be shared among the vulnerable children.
He made the appeal when Chilanga District Task Force inspected the School to check on the compliance of schools to ensure they are safe and free from COVID-19.
He further appealed to government to consider purchasing more desks for the School to promote social distancing which is not possible currently as a result of shortage of desks.
And Linda open Secondary school Head teacher Doreen Nzela expressed happiness with the turnout of pupils at the school saying 939 out of 1200 at primary level reported and 200 at secondary level.
She urged parents to continue educating their children on the dangers of COVID-19 and following the set health guide lines.
And District Education Board Secretary Fr. Benjamin Chisulo has urged schools to comply with the COVID 19 set standards or face closure.
The District Task Force Committee visited 10 schools yesterday which include Great Scholars Academy, Parklands Secondary, Lukamantano Combined School, and Linda open Secondary school and will continue for the next four days to visit all the 140 schools in the district to monitor compliance and adherence to ensure schools are safe for both learners and teachers.
Very sad that most of these kids look malnourished due to Lungu’s failing economics.
Ministry of health received many donations … why can’t they distribute in schools?
Sure …it’s important that children are well equipped for school especially in the area of fighting the Corona vice
Most Zambian parents cannot even provide school fees or food on their children plates, you want them to buy face masks
Children should be protected against getting the Corona virus… Everyone has a role to play in this
PF regime when they run out of ideas every cadre issues useless statements. Parents shouldn’t be buying PPE for primary school going kids. Government received huge donations of PPE as @Mohamed Zahir Lulat says. If these have been stolen and sold by Dr Chitalu Chilufya and distributed by Honey Bee ACC if ever it exists should investigate this callous, evil by PF operatives.
This is a tricky one. I can’t imagine how a parent with 5 school going kids will afford to provide surgical masks for their children every day considering that cloth masks pose a risk.
Face masks can be made out of chitenge material
For sure children should be equipped with the enough Person Protective Equipment
Its the duty of parents to ensure that children are safe as they leave the homes to school
True children need to be protected from Covid 19 and we all play an important role in that