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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The ongoing Twic Olympic Games have kept hundreds of learners from school, forcing the county education director to issue an urgent order for learners to return to classrooms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ongoing Olympic Games in the county have disrupted learning,\u201d lamented Mawith Angok, the Director of Education in Twic County.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast week I went to the nearest school and the headteacher and Payam supervisor told me that the Olympics had taken all the learners.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Twic Olympics is an annual sporting festival that sets the county\u2019s six districts against one another for sporting glory. It also brings them together in a spirit of peace and harmony.<\/p>\n

According to the county education officer, the games should have been planned during the school holiday so that students could watch them without disrupting their studies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there was a chain of communication between the management of the Olympic Games and the Ministry of Education, we would have scheduled these games during the holidays, because it would not disrupt the education system,\u201d said Angok.<\/p>\n

Angok revealed that students in seven schools had not reported to school since the new academic year began on January 3. Majang Ayer, Mading Abiel, and Agai, all from Sunrise Primary School, are among those that did not reopen after the New Year\u2019s celebration.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf those learners are not returning to the schools, send them to the parents. There is no need to stay at the Olympics when learning is going on,\u201d Angok warned.<\/p>\n

Mr Angok voiced fears that the Olympic Games\u2019 influence on Twic County would be more destructive on children\u2019s studies. He urged the parents to send their children back to school, saying exams are almost approaching.<\/p>\n

\u201cEducation is [more] important than the Olympics. If you are a candidate, and you are not a member of the players, don\u2019t waste your time. Return to school,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese games will, after two to three months, show surprising results.\u201d Maybe the girls who did not control themselves will be pregnant, and the boys who did not control themselves will impregnate someone\u2019s daughter and face the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a similar development, Angok stated that the country is facing a lot of obstacles that make learning difficult. \u201cOut of 237 schools, only about 100 schools are learning under the trees,\u201d he said. He appealed for support to improve the infrastructure, particularly the construction of classrooms.<\/p>\n

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