GES orders SHS heads to stop unauthorised charges, warns of sanctions
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed heads of Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Senior High Technical Schools (SHTSs) to immediately stop imposing unauthorised charges on parents and guardians.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has mandated senior high school and senior high technical school leaders to cease demanding unauthorized fees from parents and guardians. A press announcement released on September 18 revealed that some school administrators were coercing families to buy items such as backpacks, lunch boxes, uniforms, and cutlasses directly from their institutions.
The GES stressed that these actions contravene the established rules for student admissions and requirements. Consequently, the Service has mandated all heads to adhere strictly to the approved guidelines and suspend any unauthorized charges or compulsory purchases. Violators of the directive will face stern disciplinary action in line with GES regulations.
The warning obliges school officials to safeguard parents from being burdened with extra payments or purchases not approved by the Education Service. Additionally, Regional Directors have been tasked with disseminating the directive to all school heads in their regions, ensuring compliance to combat unauthorized fees and mandatory acquisitions during student enrollment.
Written by urgent.news from MyJoyOnline Ghana's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
