Teacher Unions call for change in reporting and reopening dates for SHS 1 students
Leaders of Pre-Teetiary Teacher Unions
The Teacher Unions: GNAT, NAGRAT, CCT-GH, and TEWU have called for a change in the reporting and reopening dates for SHS 1 students.
The letter dated 29th November 2023 was signed by Thomas T. Musah (General Secretary, GNAT), Angel Carbonu (President, NAGRAT), King Ali Awudu (President, CCT-GH), and Mark Dankyira Korankye (General Secretary, TEWU).
The Unions said they have noted with concern some challenges with the reopening and reporting dates of students and staff to Senior High Schools.
They said “Placement of first-year students into Senior High Schools was done on the 28th of November 2023, and the process is still ongoing. The announced date for the reporting of first-year students which is slated for 4th December 2023, appears not practicable due to the fact that the placement and the reopening dates are too close.
In addition, they stated in the notice that asking Form 1 students to report on the 4th of December 2023, only for them to go home again on the 21st of December 2023, for Christmas break will put an undue burden on students, staff, and parents.
“The vacation which spans from the 21st of December 2023 to the 2nd of January 2024, is too limited a time to offer members of staff (both Teaching and non Teaching) any meaningful rest.”
“We hereby call on the Management of the GES, to reconsider all these situations and effect changes to the dates,” the request from the Teacher Unions.
SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh
