The Teachers and Educational Worker’s Union (TEWU) of the Trade Union Congress, has urged the government to depoliticize the free Senior High School policy and conduct an honest review.
The Secretary-General of Mark Dankyira Korankye, believes the policy is a good one however, it must be reviewed.
He specifically raised concern over the quality of food being provided to students under the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy.
Speaking at the 13th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of TEWU, he said it serve us good should the government conduct a thorough review of the Free SHS programme particularly concerning the quality of food served to students.
“This policy, after 7 years of implementation needs to be reviewed to make it even better. It cannot be business as usual,” he said.
“Sometimes in some of the institutions you will hear L cube. That is to say that breakfast is liquid, lunch is liquid and supper is liquid. So L in the morning, L in the afternoon and L in the evening.
“Whereas we know that normally we would take a light breakfast, some heavy lunch and some in the evening. And if students are forced to do L cube, how would they have the energy to even learn.”
“This is not the politicians review that I am talking about. I am talking about the education sector. A review from a union that is within the education sector and knows what is going on in the sector.
“Let us review it, take off those ones that have challenges, and maintain the ones that are best for our people so that our children will have the full benefit of the policy,” he added.
Source: rainbowradioonline.com
