The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called on the Ministry of Education to ban the Parents Association scheme in Senior High Schools if it is perceived to undermine the Free Senior High School policy.
This call comes in the wake of the interdiction of the headteachers of Ahantaman Senior High School and St. Roses Senior High School, Akwatia, by the Ghana Education Service (GES), following allegations of collecting unauthorised fees.
NAGRAT argues that these levies originated from the Parents Association and not the schools’ management, making the sanctions imposed by the GES unfair.
The President of NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu addressing journalists on Wednesday, October 2, said the headteachers must be reinstated immediately.
“With the coming in of the Free Senior High School, this role of the PTAs was abandoned. And what we have in the school is PA, that is, Parents Association without the teachers.
“In the case in question, the PA among themselves, agreed on an amount of money to contribute for a purpose. If the ministry feels that the presence of the PAs is affecting negatively, the smooth running of the schools within the context of a free senior high school, the ministry can ban the formation of PAs outrightly.”