Private Schools are accusing officers from the Ghana Education Service (GES) in charge of the distribution of Personal Protection Equipments (PPEs) to schools for allegedly charging GH¢200 as a supposed GES registration fee as a clearance to the supply of the PPEs provided by the government.
The spokesperson of the Regional Coordinators of Private Schools, Pastor Nelson Aho who spoke on behalf of the all the Coordinators on Friday, 5th February 2021 made this revelation during the National leadership and Regional coordinators of Ghana National Council of Private Schools meeting to receive and discuss all feedback from private schools on school reopen and COVID-19 compliance in schools, at the Council’s Secretariat- Atomic Energy commission in the Greater Accra region.
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He revealed that there were few areas where some schools have complained that officers in charge of the distribution of these PPEs are using it as a mechanism to extort monies from some private schools.
He sited am example in Bono East Region precisely Atebubu-Amanten District Education office, where such unapproved incident is happening, where one officer who claims to be private School’s coordinator is currently demanding GES registration fee of Gh200.00 as a clearance to the supply of the PPEs provided by the government.
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He added that some children in some low fee-paying schools who have not been able to meet this clearance of self impose private schools coordinator have been denied of their right and privileges.
He, therefore, pleaded with the leaders of the Council to see to it that authorities attention is brought to this situation.
Investigations
The National Board Chairman of the Council, Mr Steve Revss gave some directives to the Council secretariat to write and report to all relevant bodies for an immediate investigation to be taken on the incident of Atebubu-Amanten PPEs extortion Scandal.
He, therefore, said that the Council will continue to engage the government to seek for support for the private schools.
All Coordinators were given “my first day at school” packages from the Ministry of Education to be given to member schools.
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