Govt wont replace property destroyed by students - Churcher

Miss Christine Churcher, Minister of State in charge of Basic, Secondary and Girl-Child Education, said at the weekend that the Ministry of Education is not prepared to use scarce resources to repair or replace school property destroyed by indisciplined students.

She said the Ministry needs more money to provide additional dormitories and hostels, laboratories and workshops, masters bungalows, office accommodation, computers, vehicles and books to create a conducive atmosphere for teaching and learning.

Addressing a three-day first national conference of the various cadets at the Saint Louis Secondary School in Kumasi on Saturday, Ms Churcher noted that the rampant sexual harassment and disrespect to authorities were seriously affecting the ability of students to learn. "No wonder the results of students who involve themselves in such acts are always poor," she noted.

Miss Churcher told the students that the government would do whatever it could to assist brilliant but needy students and deprived areas but added that the choice to take advantage of the situation lay with individuals. She, therefore, asked them to take advantage of the opportunities before them since education would enable them to cope with all circumstances.