Wisburg teachers stage sit-in to protest mosquito infestation

Teachers of the Wisburg Secondary School yesterday staged a sit-in exercise to protest an ongoing mosquito infestation.

The teachers were adamant that they will not be returning to the classrooms until the situation is properly rectified.

A teacher at the Wisburg Secondary told Stabroek News, “mosquitoes take over the school” and as a result the teachers were unable to teach. The teacher stated that this has been an ongoing situation and it is affecting the entire school population, which consists of over 40 teachers and more than 700 pupils. The teacher, who described the mosquitoes as “black and huge,