Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, a Deputy Minister for Education in charge of General Education, has asked teachers in the Senior High Schools not to abandon their students who need of their moral support during their exams.
He explained that the teachers had been with the students throughout their three-year stay in school and they could not leave them at this time when they were writing their final examinations.
[contextly_sidebar id=”AykGoHtEUigfgpj2N4u4E3T5RTiDaB54″]The Deputy Minister made the appeal when he visited some West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) centres within the Accra Metropolitan Assembly to know the state of preparedness of the students as well as interact with them to boost their morale.
Teachers, who were supposed to be invigilators at the various examination centres, are members of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), but are on strike because the government owes them.
The Ministries of Education and Finance had deliberated on the issue, and had released monies to cater for the arrears of the over 2,000 teachers.
He advised the students to avoid any malpractices, which would jeopardize their future.
Dr. Adutwum was happy that heads of schools had heeded to the directive from the Ministry not to sack students who owe schools fees among others.
He said the students were already under pressure and they should not be made to go through unnecessary stress or make their time spent in school be wasted.
Parents should also fulfill their part of the bargain by settling arrears owned by their wards to give them their peace of mind to write their examinations.
The minister was impressed with the smooth process of events since the examinations started on Wednesday, April 4.
Dr. Adutwum was also happy to see some of the NAGRAT members at post when the candidates were writing Literature-In-English on the second day.
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Source: GNA