The President of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS), Rev. Fr. Stephen Owusu Sekyere, has attributed the rising cases of indiscipline in Senior High Schools to the lack of support for Headteachers in their efforts to instill discipline. He is urging the government to empower Headteachers to clamp down on the growing indiscipline in schools.
Rev. Fr. Sekyere made this call during a forum with the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrissu, in Sunyani, where the challenges facing the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy were discussed. The Minister acknowledged the need for stakeholders to contribute to finding a lasting solution to the funding challenges of the Free SHS policy and proposed making it a priority in the Annual Budget Funding Amount.
Other challenges raised at the forum included the need for furniture, prompt release of feeding funds, clarity on the status of PAs, and payment of arrears owed to schools. The meeting also featured presentations on the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFUND) and the implementation of tablets in Senior High Schools, with nearly 300,000 tablets supplied to 98 schools so far.
In a bid to address these challenges, the Bono Regional Minister, Joseph Addae Akwaboa, urged CHASS members to take the conference seriously, emphasizing that the future of Ghana’s education cannot be taken lightly. The meeting concluded with an awards segment, recognizing the three best students in the last West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for their excellence.
Ruth Abla ADJORLOLO
