The Principal’s Fight (2009)

• 79%
• 2009
• Documentary
• Sidy Lamine Bagayoko

The Principal's Fight examines the case of Community School, Sector II, Sabalibougou and the struggles of Negueting Traore and his fellow teachers to keep in functioning. We meet various government officials who emphasise the importance of community schools to the nation without being able to guarantee sufficient support to keep Sector II viable. Along the way we see something of the home life of Principal Traore and his wife – who also teaches at the school – and we come to realise that they have a fight on their hands just to keep their own family viable.