Takoradi, Feb. 1, GNA – The Sekondi-Takoradi
Metropolitan Directorate of Education has ordered final year
students of the Junior High School (JHS) in the metropolis to sign
an undertaking with their parents as witnesses to be of good
behaviour until they write the Basic Education Certificate
Examination (BECE).
Nana Kofi Adjei Mbeah, Metropolitan Director of Education told
the Ghana News Agency in Takoradi on Wednesday that the move was to check
truancy among the students.
He said reports had indicated that as soon as final year students of
the JHS were registered for the BECE, a majority of them refused to attend
classes but returned to write the papers when examination started.
The Metropolitan Education Director noted that such acts of truancy
impacted poorly on their performance as they deliberately refused to
attend classes’
Source: GhanaWeb
