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Apr 26, 2012 Letters
DEAR EDITOR,
While I have previously voiced my displeasure at the daily sight of witnessing an innocent child whose duty is ‘assistant’ to his begging and mentally challenged mother, absolutely nothing has been done by the relevant authorities as the child continues to be denied an education and a better standard of living. This child who is about four years old, has literally grown up on the road and while he seems happy and excited to be in public and against the dangers of moving vehicles, his innocence is being violated daily and perhaps will have a psychological impact on his adult life.
His routine at the Anna Regina car park on the Essequibo Coast constitutes an entire day’s work and inclusive of hostile conditions of being exposed to the sun and rain. This situation must not continue to exist in light of the Government’s commitment to protecting and preserving the rights of the child.
I am therefore appealing to the Department of Education in Region Two and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to intervene, so that this child can experience his childhood pleasure like the other kids at school and effectively safeguard his future as a literate individual.
There are several other cases of truancy along the Essequibo Coast, where children are being forced to vacate school because of poor living conditions and their parents’ encouragement for them to be engaged in economic activities for their very survival and that of the home. It is not a pleasant sight considering the many social and economic challenges confronting the country, and in light of the Parliamentary opposition’s will to have the Government’s budgetary allocation curtailed.
It is my hope therefore that the school welfare officers assigned to Region Two will have a more attentive approach in combating this increasing trend of neglecting one’s education and in particular, having the removal of this submissive child from the Anna Regina car park and into the class room.
Elroy Stephney
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