The Lower primary of King of Glory Presbyterian Basic School in Bornya a suburb of New Juaben South Municipality in the Eastern Region has been closed down as strike action by teachers enters the third day.
Teacher Unions in the country – The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) and Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) declared an indefinite strike Monday, July 4, 2022.
The strike action has entered the third working day but the Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed heads of senior high schools to keep schools open and students supervised despite the strike by teacher unions in the country
However many parents have withdrawn their children from school particularly those in the lower primary in King of Glory Presbyterian Basic School in Koforidua-Bornya due to a lack of supervision as all teachers including Headteachers have laid down their tools.
At King of Glory Presbyterian Basic School in Bornya in New Juaben South Municipality in the Eastern region, the Lower primary school has been shut down leaving the Junior High School.
Some JHS students including candidates preparing to write the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) who turn up to learn on their own end up roaming in the community.
Some parents seen sending their children to their private workplaces and a porridge seller in the school called on the government to resolve the impasse for the children to return to school.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Obed Ansah
