Don’t turn students away over trunks and chop boxes – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued a directive to heads of schools, urging them not to turn away newly admitted students or refuse to accommodate them based on the type of metal trunks or wooden chop boxes they bring to school. The GES emphasizes that these practices may impose unnecessary financial burdens on parents and guardians, who may not be able to afford alternative storage containers prescribed by individual schools.

The statement, signed by Professor Mrs Smile Dzisi, Deputy GES Director-General, emphasizes that all admitted students should be treated fairly and accommodated without discrimination based on their economic circumstances or the ability of their parents or guardians to purchase a particular brand or type of personal effects. The GES has called on regional directors to inform all heads to desist from turning away or refusing admissions to duly admitted students solely on the basis of the type of trunk, chop box, or personal storage container they bring to school.

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