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Todaywear
egoi
ngt
oinf
ormy
ouaboutt
woschool
swhi
char
eal
lsur
roundbyabi
g
cesspoolandt
her
oleoft
heseschool
sisdecr
easi
ngdaybyday
,ast
hepar
ent
sfeari
fthei
r
war
dsgetsl
i
ppedi
nthi
sSt
agnantpol
l
utedwat
eri
tmaypr
ovef
atal
.

The names oft

hese school
s ar
e Gov
t.Hi
gh schooland shei
kulAl
am Modelschool
Ander
gam t
ehsi
lPat
tandi
str
ictBar
amul
l
a.Theschoolbui
l
dingsar
esur
roundedwi
tht
he
pol
l
utedwat
er,t
hel
ocal
sdumpt
hei
rgar
bage,wast
esandev
endeadani
mal
sint
hesai
d
cesspool
.Thewat
ersmel
l
sbadandt
hewat
erbecomi
ngabr
eedi
ngsi
teofmosqui
toesand
f
li
eswhi
chi
ntr
urnspr
eaddeadl
ydi
seases.I
nschool
sst
udent
sar
etaughtaboutcl
eanness
andsoon,t
henwhatwoul
dbet
hei
mpactont
hemi
ndsoft
hesesmal
lchi
l
drenwhoar
e
r
ecei
vi
ngeducat
ioni
ntheseschool
ssur
roundedbydumpi
ngsi
teandabi
gcesspoolwhi
ch
smel
l
sfoult
hroughoutt
hey
ear
?How woul
dwor
kthel
essonoft
eacher
saboutcl
eanness
whent
hei
nst
it
uti
oni
tsel
fisadi
rt
yspot
.

Thet
eacher
sandt
hest
udent
sar
eusual
l
yseencov
eredt
hei
rmout
hswi
tht
hemaskst
o
getr
idoft
hisbadsmel
l
.St
udent
sandt
eacher
sar
eunabl
etor
eacht
hei
rcl
assr
oomsv
iat
his
wat
erpoolsot
heyusewoodenl
ogsandboul
der
stocr
ossov
ert
hisbi
gpi
twhi
chi
sver
y
muchdanger
ousandr
iskyt
ocr
ossov
erbyt
hest
udent
sespeci
all
ybyt
hesmal
lki
ds.

Wear
ewr
it
ingt
hisar
ti
clewi
tht
hei
ntentofi
nfor
mingt
otheconcer
nedaut
hor
it
iest
hatt
he
t
woschoolbui
l
dingshav
ebeener
ect
edi
nlowl
yi
ngar
ea.Duet
oincessantr
ainsandsnow
dur
ingwi
nter
sthi
sar
ear
emai
nswat
erl
oggeddur
ingmostoft
hesummerseasonandi
t
becomesbr
eedi
ngsi
tef
orsomei
nfect
iousf
li
esandmosqui
toest
hatar
ecar
ri
ersofsome
l
i
fet
hreat
eni
ngdi
seases.Besi
des,f
oulsmel
loft
hest
agnantwat
erbr
ingsnui
sancebot
hto
st
affmember
sandst
udent
satl
arge.Mor
eov
ert
hepr
obl
em ofgar
bagedumpi
nghasmade
t
hesi
tuat
iongof
rom badt
owor
se.Al
lthi
ssi
tuat
ionl
eav
esachancet
oepi
demi
cst
ospr
ead
ov
er.

Hadt
hecont
ract
orswhowor
kedont
heconst
ruct
ionl
evel
l
edt
hegr
oundbef
oreer
ect
ion
oft
hebui
l
dingorhadt
hegov
ernment(
responsi
bleaut
hor
it
y)i
nspect
edt
hesi
teatt
het
ime
oft
heneedt
hesi
tuat
ionmusthav
ebeendi
ff
erent
.Butwhocar
es,
theyar
ebusyi
ncol
l
ect
ing
t
hemoneybyanymeansandwhathappensnextt
heydon
tcar
eabout
.Al
lthewast
eand
pol
l
utedwat
erf
rom t
hecat
chmentar
easget
scol
l
ect
edi
nthi
sbi
gpi
tandi
thast
urnedt
he
schooli
ntot
hei
slandsur
roundedbyt
hedi
rt
ywat
er.Forl
ast3y
ear
swear
econsi
stent
ly
appr
oachi
ngt
oknockt
hedoor
soft
heconcer
nedaut
hor
it
iest
ogett
hepr
obl
em sol
vedbut
i
nresponseweonl
ygotal
way
sfakeandhol
l
owpr
omi
sesf
rom t
hem.

Ther
oleoft
hesei
nst
it
uti
onsi
sdecr
easi
ngdaybydaybecauset
hepar
ent
sdon
tli
ket
oput
t
hel
i
vesandheal
thoft
hei
rwar
dsi
ndanger
.Tosav
ethewar
ds,
mostoft
hepar
ent
sdoshi
ft
t
hei
rchi
l
drent
oot
heri
nst
it
uti
onsbutt
heonl
ypoorpeopl
ear
ether
ewhocannotaf
for
dfor
doi
ngt
hesame.Ther
eremai
nsonl
yasi
ngl
esol
uti
onf
orsuchpoorpeopl
etost
opt
hei
r
chi
l
drenf
rom school
i
ng.

Now t
hepr
obl
em hasbecomesomuchser
ioust
hatwef
eart
hatsomedayaser
ious
i
nci
dentmayhappent
ooccurandt
heni
twoul
dbedeci
dedwhoi
sresponsi
blef
ort
hat
i
nci
dent
.

I
tisr
equestt
otheconcer
nedDC,SDM,BDO,CEOandt
heconcer
nedZEOt
oint
erv
enei
n
t
hishav
ocpr
obl
em bef
orei
tget
slat
e.

I
nthatcasei
fanyunt
owar
dinci
denthappensduet
othi
sst
agnantanddi
rt
ywat
er
concer
nedaut
hor
it
iesoft
hatj
uri
sdi
cti
onwi
l
lbehel
dresponsi
ble.

I
tisal
sor
equest
edt
omedi
aper
sonal
s,t
heconcer
nedmi
nist
erandt
heMLAt
hatpl
ease
hel
pusi
nsol
vi
ngt
hisser
iousi
ssueassoonaspossi
ble.

Wear
enow f
edupwi
tht
hehol
l
ow andt
hef
akepr
omi
sesoft
heGov
ernmentandt
he
concer
nedaut
hor
it
ies.

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