Heads of second Cycle Institutions across the country have been cautioned to desist from preventing first year students from enrolling because some items on their prospectus had not been procured.
This is to ensure that every qualified student is not denied access to education and is not discouraged or prevented from the free education policy by Government.
The Minister for Education, Dr, Yaw Osei Adutwum made the call over the weekend when he addressed the members of the Conference of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) and Principals of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in Kumasi.
He indicated that “there is no way any student should be turned away from school because the parents have not been able to procure some items on the school’s prospectus, at least, let them come to the school and the rest could be procured with some time.”
The Education Minister lamented the addition of many other unapproved items on the school’s prospectus which in the long run lead to the bloating of the prospectus for first-year students.
Dr Adutwum advised the Heads not to do anything that would discourage or prevent any student from having access to education.
He urged them to let it be their goal of doing everything possible to create an enabling environment for students to study and not to disturb them from their studies.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Kwabena Nyarko Abronoma
