Capturing the mood of a school

This is an attempt to capture the mood of a school at the tail end of a long , arduous and energy sapping academic year. At this stage, fatigue would have taken its toll and also buoyed by a burning desire to go on a Christmas shopping spree, the school troops are looking forward to a well deserved respite.

Like a war weary army upon learning of a declaration of a ceasefire, everyone wants to scuttle out of the scene as soon as possible. Depending on the culture of a school, there are standard and distinct protocols associated with closure of business.

The standard protocols are mere compliance issues that have universal applicability entailing a clearance exercise based on a check list of things required. Usually there are (if any) limited compliance challenges as many members of staff would want to satisfy the requirements in order to secure their release.


Editor's Comment
Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

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...

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