Liberia: Several Students Abandon Classes for Traditional Practice, Gbarma High Principal Asserts

Gbarpolu County — The Principal of Gbarma Central High School, Mr. Blama Konneh, has revealed that several students of the institution recently abandoned classes to be initiated into the Sande and Poro Societies, a situation he said will greatly affect their academic progress.

The Poro Society is a traditional secret society (bush school) widely practiced in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, and Ivory Coast, introduced by the Mande people. It is sometimes referred to as a hunting society, and only…