Vaiola Hospital Psychologist, Dr. Mapa Puloka says students of Mailefihi and Siu’ilikutapu College are exposed to problems of unresolved conflicts and post dramatic state disorders.
Speaking to Radio and Television Tonga News, he says this can happen when students were not given a break to return home after the bus crash in Gisborne, but were told to continue with their fund raising drive.
Melino Maka of Tonga’s Council in Auckland told Radio and Television Tonga News, the students should have been monitored and given appropriate treatment and counseling after the accident.
He says an expert ‘Alo Foliaki residing in NZ followed up with the student’s mental health but before the ten days completed they continued with their concert.
However Dr. Mapa Puloka says such a move can cause disillusion to the children.
He says several incidents occurred worldwide and can become evident of what he referred to and that includes the Gulf War and Vietnam where many have been mentally affected.
Dr. Puloka adds it will not be long before they could witness the change in the children’s behavior and lifestyle.
Mailefihi and Siu’ilikutapu College’s brass band have returned to Tonga from New Zealand.