The Coalition of Private School Teachers, Ghana (CPTS-Ghana) has expressed their displeasure with the government for postponing the reopening of schools to January 2021 as they have rejected the basis the president gave for the postponement.
The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his 16th address to the nation on Sunday, August 30, 2020, on the easing of restrictions in line with COVID-19, he stated that nursery, kindergarten, primary, and JHS 1 and SHS 1 students will return to school in January 2021.
This seemed not to sit well with the CPTS as they claim the president has denied them their right to work.
The group said they “reject the (President’s) reasons for denying the Ghanaian children their constitutional rights to education for almost one year and the right of private school teachers to work to earn decent livelihoods”.
They further called out political parties and other major stakeholders for turning a blind eye to the educational sector of the country.
“The silence of all political parties, religious leaders, the media, civil society organizations, etc. to this issue is a clear attestation to the fact that Ghana as a country does not prioritize the education of our children and if indeed it is true that we reap what we sow, then posterity will be a better judge,” they bemoaned.
The group added that “for us as teachers in the private sector, all we say is that if indeed we are being denied our decent livelihoods and the Ghanaian child is taken out of the classroom for almost a year just for political expediency, the Bible has said that vengeance is the Lord’s. This battle is indeed the Lord’s.”
Meanwhile, the National Inspectorate Board (NIB) had advised heads of private schools to reach a consensus with parents before charging fees for virtual learning.
“Further, the NIB advises private school proprietors to engage parents to reach a consensus on fees to be charged for virtual learning”, as contained in a statement by the NIB.
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