A steady return to normalcy
Friday, November 18, 2022 | 0 Views |
Already schools should be starting to conduct a post-mortem of the year while pondering on plans for the new season.
Just like the two seasons that preceded it, schools could not throw caution to the wind as there were no signs that COVID- 19 would relent and loosen its grip. As part and parcel of the cautionary approach, the opening of schools was staggered.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...