Volta Regional Minister, Archibald Yao Letsa is alleging some school heads in the region are sabotaging the free Senior High School (SHS) policy.
According to him, some headmasters and headmistresses are extorting monies from parents anxious to get their wards enrolled.
Citing the Keta SHS as an example, the Volta Regional Minister on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem Wednesday said parents are made to pay GHC250 for hostel for their wards.
“I quickly rushed there and asked them to stop but when I left, they told the parents the boarding house is full and turned them away” he stated.
A livid Archibald Yao Letsa could not fathom why heads of institutions will sabotage such an initiative aimed at making education free for all.
He has since directed heads of schools who are extorting monies from parents to refund them or risk a hefty sanction.
“I have set up a monitoring team, the Municipal Assembly and whistle blowers are all on the ground to ensure the right things are done” he added.
This unfortunate incident, he noted is one of the few challenges some parents are facing in the Volta region since secondary school enrollment for the 2017/2018 academic year commenced.
Archibald Yao Letsa believes some heads of schools are using dubious means to rake in money and implored the Education Ministry to sanitize the system.
“Some selfish people who are worried they can’t collect monies anymore are doing everything possible to do it but we won’t allow them to sabotage such a lauded programme” he stressed.
Source: adomonline
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This is really bad. I don't believe this is happening in the Volta region of Ghana. Over the years Volta region education system is gradually dropping.And now that we are lucky to have such policy which will help us to enroll our children in school and this is what some heads of some senior high schools are doing. When do students start paying hostel fees in government senior high school.. I think this headmasters should be investigated and dealt seriously with if they are found guilty.
Am also a student but i just wanna asked they Say free shs, why teachers be taking money from parent ? Across all the regions we didnot hear anything like that but why only volta region? I urge the regional minister to avert that quickly thank u.
There is something we are not understanding here , the hostel facilities are not owned by the government but rather individuals and I don't think individual facilities are to be used freely by students. The minister should out clear if the government is ready to pay the owners of these private facilities that the students will be using.
Hmm I was sad to hear this news,those heads of school be sack if investigated and its true. That is why Volta region we lack developments.