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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed heads of Senior High Schools and Senior High Technical Schools not to turn away newly admitted students or deny them boarding accommodation because of the type of trunks, chop boxes or other personal storage containers they bring to school.
The directive follows reports received by the GES that some schools were refusing to accommodate duly admitted students because they arrived with metal trunks, wooden chop boxes or other storage containers that did not meet individual school preferences.
In a statement signed by the Deputy Director-General of the GES, Professor Mrs Smile Dzisi, the Service said such practices could impose unnecessary financial burdens on parents and guardians who may be unable to afford alternative storage containers prescribed by individual schools.
The GES said all students admitted to boarding accommodation must be treated fairly and accommodated without discrimination based on their economic circumstances or their parents’ or guardians’ ability to purchase a particular brand or type of personal effects.
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The Service has consequently directed Regional Directors to inform heads of all SHS and SHTS to desist from turning away or refusing admission to duly admitted students solely because of the type of trunk, chop box or personal storage container they bring to school.
According to the GES, students should be accommodated provided the storage item is reasonably sized, safe and does not pose a risk to the health, safety or welfare of other students.
The Service further directed that any reported case involving a duly admitted student being denied accommodation or turned away solely because of the type of trunk, chop box or personal storage container brought to school must be investigated and reported to management.
The GES warned that any head of an SHS or SHTS who flouts the directive will be dealt with in accordance with the applicable standards, regulations and laws of the Service.
The directive comes as newly admitted students prepare to report to senior high schools, with parents and guardians facing various costs associated with boarding requirements and other school supplies.
