Students and teachers of the Christianburg Primary School in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice) were plunged into a state of panic on Monday morning after a snake was found inside a storeroom of the school, which is shared with the St Aidan’s Primary School at Blueberry Hill, Wismar.
This publication understands that the snake was discovered in a storeroom which houses school feeding supplies and other school related materials, and is located in close proximity to classrooms.
The storeroom was reportedly expected to be cleared by the Regional Democratic Council (RDC). This has reiterated calls for a school to be rebuilt to accommodate students of the Christianburg Primary, who have shared a building with the St Aidan’s Primary for a number of years.
The snake which was found in the school
In the past, members of the Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) had made numerous calls for the school to be rebuilt owing to numerous “unacceptable” conditions. Former Mayor of Linden, Carwyn Holland, had noted some time ago that the Christianburg Primary School building was on the list of priorities for the RDC 2018 Budget, with the hope that it was given the nod. He had also indicated that the people of Christianburg were calling for the school to be rebuilt this year, and were ready to rebuild it as a community project if it’s not done by the RDC. Several engineers had visited the site of the former school, which was deemed inhabitable, to examine and start the drawing for the new building. However it is unclear what is the current status of the initiative. The school, which was one of the first to be built in Linden, had begun to sink and structurally deteriorate, rendering it dangerous for the growing numbers to continue to be housed there. Following its closure, students were housed at the St Aidan’s Primary. The move has reportedly had some negative effects on the students and teachers, as outlined by members of the PTA, who stressed that the distance is too far, contributing to high transportation and extra meal costs, coupled with overcrowding among other negative issues.
