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Parents should regularly visit their wards in school

Mr. Samuel Addai Agyekum, District Chief Executive (DCE) for Sekyere-Kumawu, has encouraged parents to pay regular visit to schools to monitor the behavior and assess the performance of their wards.

Date Created : 9/24/2018 4:48:58 AM : Story Author : GNA

Quality education delivery was a shared responsibility and it was important that parents visited their wards’ schools to interact with teachers, become conversant with the academic performance and attitudes of their children at school.

The DCE was speaking when he led a team of officials of the district assembly to the Domase D/A Primary School, as part of the “my first day at school” programme.

The visit was to motivate and help the young children who were in school for the first time, to stay in school.

The team also visited other basic schools in Woraso, Oyoko, Akrokyere, Abenaso and Kumawu, where they distributed school bags, biscuits and fruit drinks to all the kids in the Kindergartens (KGs) and primary one.

Mr. Agyekum said regular visits could assist to sustain the interest of pupils at the tender age in school and at the same time, strengthen the relationship between parents, community members and the school authorities.

The assembly was working to improve educational infrastructure to increase access, promote quality education and retain children in school.

He advised the pupils to take their studies seriously to enable them climb higher, the educational ladder.

Mr. John Ankrah, the District Coordinating Director, asked all to recognize the importance of education and said it was the way forward to make the lives of youth meaningful to the society.

Nana Antwi Agyei II, the Presiding Member of the Assembly, underlined the need to move quickly to fix school structures, which were in deplorable state in the area.

Mr. Paul Antwi Oppong, the District Director of Education, urged teachers to continue to work hard, show passion for the job and to take good care of the children placed under their care.

He reminded parents and community leaders to support teachers’ to effectively discharge their duties.