Hunger situation in Torit is forcing some learners to miss classes as they remain at home due to lack of food.
Nicky Albert, the head teacher of Torit Day Secondary School says students relax to go back to school after lunch when they find nothing to eat at home.
The head teacher urges the learners to go back to school for better tomorrow, instead of staying at home .
Galdino Joseph, a teacher at New Generation Primary School talked to Radio Emmanuel Reporter, Denis Akena, on Tuesday, citing hunger as the main challenge to pupils’ attendance.
He encourages parents to value the benefits of education by sending their children to school daily.
Radio Emmanuel received reports from other schools of poor turn up of both learners and teachers within Torit on the first and second days of the opening.
Governor of Imotong, Nartisio Loluke Manir, on Sunday said the state will soon receive five metric tons of food items from the World Food Program to help address the situation.
The Governor encourages the citizens to put more efforts on agriculture to fight hunger in the state.