Parents and members of the Board governing body of Busoba School of the deaf have Expressed grief over the continuous mistreatment of their Headteacher Sister Rose Nelima.
According to them, Nelima has faced a lot of hardships in the most recent times with certain elements calling for her sacking claiming that she is mismanaging school funds something she completely denies.
In a Crisis Meeting at the School on Friday 28th April 2023, Parents and the Board convened at the main hall pf the school to discuss the way forward to the increased harassment of Sister Rose Nelima (Head teacher).
In their submissions they condemned some key figures like the Commissioner Special Needs Ministry of Education, Twaib Ayub a board Member and also an old student who organized a demonstration in Kampala demanding for the resignation of Sister Rose Nelima.
According to Wafula Lockman the chairman bord of governors, on 11 November 2022, the commissioner special needs in the Ministry of Education visited the School and Convened several meetings with students and Teachers in which she discussed several issues with them.
"The Commissioner came here and meet with the teachers but instead of guiding them She instead told them that 'Whenever you come here don't eat food, they will poison you, never eat the food at the school'' Now that meeting left the hearing staff and non hearing staff divided and that's where the problem started." He noted.
He further said that after the incident the situation normalized but on 28th, a former student and a board member Twaib Ayub organized a demonstration in Kampala against the leadership of Sister Rose Nelima.
"We have organised over 3 meetings to resolve the matter but Mr. Ayub has since failed to appear at the school premises for the meetings".- Wafula
On 23rd March Students marched from Mbale School of the Deaf to Mbale District Headquarters but only to be intercepted on the way.
Micheal Oguttu, the chairman PTA during his address to the Stakeholders noted that its greedy headteachers in the neighborhood that are fueling the rumors about the dismissal of Sister Rose Nelima as the Headteacher.
He added that No one understands Children with Special Needs like Rose Nelima does and that it would be a dis-Service to transfer her and bring in a new headteacher who is totally green about special needs Children (the deaf in particular).
He also commended Sister Rose Nelima for the great transaction of the school in terms of infrastructure and enrollment from less than 100 to now 520 in just Five years.
During her address, Rose Nelima highlighted the following;
Increased enrollment to 520 students in both vocational and secondary wing, building of dormitories, building staff quarters, Building perimeter wall.
Lobbying a perimeter wall in 2020 from the, Government which was constructed and completed a school Bus which is still in the pipeline from Ministry of Education.
Aid and Funding increased from 43million shillings to 270 million shillings. She however says this increase in funding is one of the factors she is being fought as haters think she is swimming in cash and that they want kick her out and take over.
11teachers were on payroll but after interviews, 34 got posting letters and now a total of 43 teachers are on payroll out of 170 Total staff.
She acknowledged and praised UPDF for giving them professional officers who helped them boost the Technical Wing.
She also noted that Mbale School of the deaf is among the Six top sporting schools in the country but highlighted the need to improve Basketball court and also build a swimming pool.
"My plan is the School bus which is not yet received from Government, CCTV cameras are being worked on as well, lamps and walkways to be improve." Sister Rose.
She told the congregation that the alleged mismanaged perimeter wall fence was completely out of her hands and that the contract was given and payments made by the center.
Nelima noted that though she is going through difficulty, she can only turn to God for Protection.
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