Academic Activities Paralyzed
By Gabriel M C Parker
BOMI COUNTY, Liberia–Senior students of Sass Town Public School in Bomi County have raised serious concerns over the prolonged absence of a mathematics teacher, a situation they say is severely affecting their academic progress, ahead of this year’s WASSE exams.
Math is one of the two critical subjects featured in the annual West Africa Senior High School exams, which usually see a large number of failures.
Sass Town Public School, a government-run institution operating from elementary through senior high levels, is located along the Tubmanburg–Monrovia highway in this western County.
Speaking to Journalists on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, the senior students expressed frustration over what they described as neglect by educational authorities following the transfer of their only mathematics instructor.
According to them, the mathematics teacher was recently transferred to Gertrude Nancy High School as principal without prior notice to the students or immediate arrangements for a replacement.
They explained that since the end of the first marking period test, they have not had a mathematics teacher, creating a serious academic gap in one of their core subjects.
“This situation is causing a serious problem for us, and mathematics is a must subject passed subject in the WASSCE,” said Anthony Folder, a 12th grade student.
The students stressed that mathematics is a compulsory subject required to pass the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and warned that the continued absence of instruction could lead to poor performance and future embarrassment.
Beyond academic concerns, the students revealed that the situation has also disrupted the release of their first semester results.
They said the administration has been unable to complete and issue grade sheets due to the existing gap in the mathematics subject.
“Since the end of first semester we are yet to see our grade sheets, because we still have a gab in mathematics and this has also led to us the students not have our students Council elections, as the first semester results determine the student leadership,” said Esther Tummy, an 11th grade student.
According to the students, repeated complaints to the school administration and local educational authorities have yielded no positive response.
They lamented that despite raising the issue through proper channels, no replacement teacher has been assigned to the school.
The students have therefore used the media to call on educational authorities in Bomi County and the Ministry of Education to urgently address the matter by deploying a qualified mathematics teacher to prevent further academic setbacks.