Do Not Intimidate Heads of Senior High Schools
The Minority leader of parliament and MP for Tamale
South has cautioned the government to allow head teachers of Senior High Schools to share their opinions on matters concerning the Free Senior High School
Program. Haruna Iddrisu said this at the third Speech and Prize giving day of
Tamale Girls Senior High School in Tamale under the theme Promoting National
Development, the role of the girl child. According to the Member of Parliament,
government should not intimidate head teachers when they express their views
especially when it concerns issues of this laudable policy. Haruna Iddrisu
stressed on the need to have sustainable fund policy to fund the Free Senior
High School Program and not rely on the Petroleum Management Bill. The Headmistress
of Tamale Senior High pleaded to the stakeholders, MP for Tamale South and the
regional minister to come to their aid in terms of water supply. Hajia Mariama Mohammed said much
efforts have been done by the chiefs and beneficiaries but infrastructure and
furniture is dependent on internally generated funds. The vice chancellor of
University for Development Studies who was the Guest speaker of the occasion
emphasized the need to abolish some cultural believes which is a stumbling
block between them and the self-development to ascertain development in the
country. Professor Saidu Al-Hassan in a speech said parents have equal duties
as teachers to ensure that the girls child achieves her dreams so to bring
development to the country. Professor Al-Hassan urged the government to place
more importance to the girl child in policy making decisions. The Northern
Regional minister Salifu Saeed in his speech encouraged the minority to come on
board to make the Free Senior High School Program a sustainable one to achieve
the target set by the Sustainable Development Goals. Salifu Saeed also urged
the students to live a good life while on campus so to have a good record for
keeping and referencing when the need arises. Students and teachers were
awarded for their contribution to the school’s development. The brought
together Chiefs of various traditional areas and the Northern Regional Director
of Education.
Heads of schools should really be allowed to take charge of the school
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