Dangerous activities which Pose Problems to students

There are certain activities around school campuses which may act as a distraction to students

A school is a place for the formation of students. It could either make or mar a child depending on the kind of activities found around the school. This happens when care is not taken by the authorities of the school. There are certain secondary schools around the town which their area of location is not good, reason why one of the qualities of the administration is the school infrastructure. It is not good for a school to be situated where there are bars, cinema halls; hawkers who hawk whisky in sachets, cigarettes, game halls, toxic among others. These kinds of activities can influence the performance of students. Some recalcitrant students can easily lure their friends to such activities. Also peer pressure can push students such that when they go to school they do not go to class but hand around the campus, maybe in cinema halls or game houses or even in the bars taking alcoholic drinks.
In Lycée D’Akwa in Douala is found a bar opposite the school campus. The Principal of the school, Ibwama Emmanuel, in a chat with CT said he has taken measures to ensure that students do not find themselves in such places. He said he has his discipline masters and teachers who are always keen and they survey the students so that they do not dash to such places especially during break. Secondly the school campus is fenced and in no one incident are students allowed to get out of the school gate between 8:00 am they come to school and 4:00 pm when they go out, except for those who may be ill and have to go to the hospital. Besides, he said it is not accepted for such places to be opened around school campuses and the Lycée does not have the powers to close down such places, but the Divisional Officer. He said he plans to meet the DO and discuss the issue with him. It is the administration which gave the authorisation for such places to open up. He recounted an incident where a principal had a response as “do your job and leave that”.
Ibwama also said his action towards this is to punish any student caught in any of these activities or places, and also to sensitise the students on the dangers of such places.
An incident happened in Lycée just some days ago where some six students fell in a trance and it was said to have been the toxic centre from some tires which were burnt around the campus which had affected them. Such activities which could affect students as such should not be close to school campuses.

EFFA TAMBENKONGHO