Residents of Tetegu, a community near Weija in the Greater Accra Region, are calling on the government to as a matter of urgency construct a school in the area.
They said the construction of the school will save them from the anxiety of their children crossing a busy highway to the nearest government school at Oblogo.
The parents said they live in constant fear their children may be knocked down by a speeding car or motorbike in their attempt to cross the road.
“I have three children. They used to school at the Government school in Oblogo. But, there were a lot of accident cases so I withdrew them from the school,” she said.
She noted that although she is not financially sound, she decided to rather enroll her children at a nearby private school whose fees are much higher than she would have paid at a government school.
“Now they are in a private school in this community. Though I am not economically sound, I have to strive because I can’t bare the knowledge of the increasing record of accidents on the highway. I am always pressured to provide for them,” she added.
Another parent said, “we wish we had a school here because the number of students who go to school in Oblogo were many. But many of these children have been knocked down by vehicles. Also, by the time they get to school and back, they look dirty and tired.”
Another parent said, “I have five children. We were never comfortable as parents whenever our children left for school until they had returned. This was because students were knocked down by vehicles everyday, about two or three children a day….The assembly has provided traffic light, but motor riders do not obey the traffic regulations. … we would plead with the assembly to build us a government school here in Tetegu.”
More than 500 pupils in the Tetegu community commute to and from the Oblogo government school daily, with all of them trekking several minutes to reach the school.
Authorities at Tetegu say they have made available a land to be used by the government to construct the school which they say will go a long way to protect pupils in the community and ensure they have unhindered access to quality education.
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By: Michael Ogbodu | citinewsroom.com | Ghana