Gov’t ignored redflags raised against free SHS policy [Video]

President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu has stated that the government ignored several warnings made against the implementation of the Free Senior High School policy.

Mr. Carbonu intimated that the anticipatory challenges were so glaring but the government ignored the numerous calls made against the implementation of the policy which he said needs a drastic review.

Lamenting about the challenges confronting the policy at a public forum dubbed ‘Achimota Speaks’ on the topic ‘The Governance, Management and Financing of Secondary Education in Ghana,’ Mr. Carbonu said either the government takes urgent steps to review the policy or risk worsening the already deplorable secondary education system in Ghana.

“When Free SHS was announced by the government, we congratulated the government, but we also warned the government that we have been down this road before where there were agitations when the universities wanted to introduce fee-paying because …