Teachers write questions on chalkboards because of lack of funds for printing (PHOTOS)

Teachers in some elementary schools in the Ashanti region used writing exam questions on the board, following a directive from the Ghana Education Service (GES) asking school principals to not to collect printing fees from students..

More some schools have already started the end-of-term exams while others have had to postpone exam dates.

Some schools also reimbursed printing fees collected from students after a meeting with district directors who asked them to comply with the GHG directive.

Some teachers who spoke to Citi News said that their hands were tied and they had no choice but to write questions on the board.

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"It was a warning, so we followed our recommendations. We started the exams yesterday and we wrote on the board according to their directive, "said a teacher.

Some teachers must write more than 40 objective questions on charts for students in a limited time and space.

Another teacher said that the whole process was "very hectic".

"By the time you have even finished writing, the time is almost up. It's very bad … it's not a quality education, "he added.

Groups of teachers have recently complained of government delays in granting capitation grants for the 2018-2019 school year.

One of the teachers noted that the government's inaction had contributed to the current situation.

"Now that the government says we should stop and that it has not provided money to print papers for the students, we will write the questions on the board."

Credit: Citinewsroom.com