He said this was necessary to afford students who graduate from the school’s junior high division to continue their high school education at the school.
Woods advanced the proposal Friday at a program marking the dedication and turning over of the school to authorities of the township.
The school was used as an Ebola Withholding Center during the height of the disease outbreak.
It was renovated with funding from the Department of Children and Family (DCF) and partners, including the United Nations Mission on Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER)
The school was stormed by residents of the community who protested the establishment of the Withholding Center in their community. They reportedly made away with the mattresses of Ebola patients and other items.
In reaction, the government quarantined the entire West Point for 21 days, a situation that led to rioting that resulted to the death of 16 year-old Shakie Kamara as well as the wounding of one Titus Nuahn.
Woods predicted that a child from the school will one day lead Liberia to the promised land.
Delivering the keynote address at the program, the Executive Director of the Public Procurement and Concessions Commission, J. Dorbor Jallah, commended the coalition of partners that jointly funded the project.
They include the Department of Children and Family, UNMIL, UNICEF, USAID, U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO, UNDP, Right to Play, Monrovia City Corporation, Global Communities and the Germany-based NGO Welt Hungerhilfe.
He encouraged parents in the community to take advantage of the opportunity to send their children to school, and admonished students to take their lessons seriously to put them in a better position to meet the challenges ahead.
In remarks, the Commissioner of the Township of West Point, Sampson Nyan, commended the Liberian Government and international partners for renovating the school and promised to ensure that it is fully maintained.
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