Low Attendance Grips Rogbaneh Government Municipal Girls School, Makeni Following Unsettling Incident
By: Alusine Rehme Wilson Almost 72 hours since a shocking event stirred panic among residents of the northeastern city of Makeni. The incident which took place on Tuesday, January 28, has led to an alarming decline in student attendance at the Rogbaneh Government Municipal Girls School. This all girls learning institution, which gained recognition two years ago as the first science-focused girls' school in the northern region, had an incredible enrollment of 1,000 students across grades JSS-1 to SSS-3 as of January this year. However, in the past 48 hours, attendance has dropped by over 80%. Reverend Mohamed Brown, a senior educator and head of guidance and counseling at the school, confirmed this significant drop in attendance. Speaking with AWE-Media.SL on Thursday afternoon at the school premises, he detailed that out of the school's total population of 1,000 students spread across 16 classes, fewer than 200 have attended their regular classes since the unsettling incident ...