Kumakwane must have two primary schools. One is not enough. This is our biggest needs.
Why do you think this? Is it the teacher shortage?
No, Bontle. Because they’re dying.
The teachers?
No. The students.
Silent look of horror.
The kids from Newtown Ward have to cross the main road to get to school each day. And sometimes they’re just not careful enough.
Have cars actually hit the children before?
Every year we lose two or three this way.
I walk back slowly from the kgotla. I think of Sanoj and Oletum. People stop to greet me but I am heavy from the week and forget the formalities.
Tomorrow I will stop asking questions. Curiosity has consequences. And resilience limits.
No comments:
Post a Comment