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The National Council of Private Schools of Ghana (GNACOPS) calls on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to investigate some members of its office who are asking private schools for money before providing personal protective equipment (PPE) ).
The Private Schools Council, in a press release, said that some principals in the Bono Est region are asked to pay an amount of GH 200 as a clearance before receiving PPE.
“It was reported to our office (Ghanaian National Council of Private Schools, GNACOPS) on 02/05/2021, by a certain Mr. Nelson Aho, owner of First Choice International School at Atebubu in the Bono East region that the municipal director of education and his officers, in particular the ‘Coordinator of private schools’, in the person of Mr. Samuel Abosi… constantly demanded and obliged the private schools of the municipality to pay an amount of GH 200 as ‘authorization …’
According to the statement, heads of some private schools who resist payment are threatened with closing or closing their schools by the Ghana Education Service.
This act, according to the Council, is a violation of their rights and also violates governance and education regulations while depriving students of equipment to protect themselves amid the surge in recorded Covid-19 cases.
“Therefore, we would like to report to you that the aforementioned office of GES and the MDE with its ‘private school coordinator’ are engaging in illegal recordings, extortion and threats that are directed at operators of private schools in the municipality and districts of Atebubu. “
The National Council of Private Schools of Ghana has therefore asked the Ghana Education Service to speed up actions to correct this illegal behavior by reimbursing the sums paid and by getting the authors to book.
As part of government guidelines for reopening schools, President Akufo-Addo, in his update on Covid-19, announced that certain personal protective equipment (PPE) would be provided free of charge to schools across the country.
However, in the Joynews report, some school leaders expressed concern and difficulty in receiving the necessary materials to protect students and staff as school activities resumed.
As a result, parents have expressed concerns about the safety of their children, as reports say some schools across the country are recording cases of Covid-19.
Thirty-seven other cases of Covid-19 have been recorded at Akosombo International School, the executive director of the National School Inspection Authority (NaSIA) has revealed.
This follows reports of 40 cases of Covid-19 recorded earlier at school.
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