Senior high schools yet to receive funds to start free SHS policy
The umbrella body of headmasters, the Conference of Heads of Assisted
Secondary Schools (CHASS), says it is yet to receive funds and other
logistics to start the free Senior High Schools (SHS) policy.
General Secretary of CHASS, Psalm Gyebi told Joy News although
various senior high schools across the country are ready the lack of
funds may stall efforts to roll out the programme.
“We were promised that about two weeks to reopening about 20% of the
money will be sent but I don’t think the money has hit any account. Now
all headmasters are at a conference, perhaps by the time we go back the
money will be in the account,” he said.
Over 420,000 eligible students will start academic work next week to
kick start the implementation of government’s flagship free SHS policy.
Under this policy government will foot all bills from feeding, schools fees, and other charges.
According to Joy News, text books for the core subject have
been sent to the schools with the directive to headmasters to contract
vendors to procure school uniform for the students.
“We are expecting the Deputy Minister of Education [Dr. Yaw Osei
Adutwum] at our conference this week. Perhaps when he comes he will be
able to explain things to us. The class rooms are ready, dormitories are
ready. It is left with the logistics,” Mr. Gyebi said.
Meanwhile, Dr Adutwum who is in charge of Senior High School education
says even though there are a few hitches in the process to roll out the
programme, the ministry is generally “close to the finish line” to begin
what is largely the biggest educational intervention by the government.
Source: myjoyonline
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