Schools must apply sanctions against deviant teachers

Mr Bright Demordzi, Member of Parliament for Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro Constituency, has asked heads of basic schools to apply sanctions against lazy teachers so as to instill discipline in the educational sector.

He said teachers were a catalyst for change and their upright behavior was crucial to the development of the children.

Mr Demordzi, who was speaking at the graduation ceremony of Vicar Trust Foundation School at Weija, therefore, encouraged the various teacher associations to educate their members on their Code of Conduct and ensure that they abided by it.

He said education was high on the agenda of the government and urged all stakeholders to support a valuable education for children.

“Government alone cannot meet the educational needs of the country and that is why the Ghana Education Service has given license to private institutions to operate,” he said, and urged them to do their utmost best to build a strong educational system in Ghana.

He announced that in line with the Government’s agenda to build 200 schools, Parliament had approved of the Ghana Education Service Facility Expansion Loan to build 53 new Senior High Schools and also provide infrastructure in existing schools throughout the country.

He said one of such schools would be built at Ga Lagma in the Ga South Municipality to promote education in the area.

Mr Peter Mckeown Anyetei, Director of Vicar Trust Foundation School, said the school was established in 2007 with 11 children and three teachers.

“After seven years of our existence, the children’s population has increased from the initial 11 to 320 with 18 trained teachers and 10 non-teaching staff,” he said, and expressed gratitude to parents and well-wishers for their continuous support.

He said the school would from this academic year, start a Senior High School and appealed to the public and parents to enroll their wards to avoid the hustle in travelling to secure placement and admission in long distance locations.

Mr Anyetei said education must be the first priority parents who should invest towards avoiding unnecessary frustrations for the children.

“Anytime children are sacked for school fees, their spirits are dampened and this has been one of the causes of the poor BECE Examination results,” he said.

Deserving students were presented with awards, while Mr Solomon Owusu, the Class Three Teacher, received the Best Teacher Award.