Education
Minister to rescue 106 B.E.C.E students in Kumasi
Audrey Micah, Ghanadot
Accra, April 20, Ghanadot - One
hundred and six students (106) of the Christ the King
International School in Kumasi future has been dashed and
their hope of entering Senior High School misplaced due to
authorities failure to register them for the Basic Education
Certificate Examination (B.E.C.E) which begins
Monday, April 20, 2009.
The students were said to have paid GH¢15.00 each for their
MOCK examination and registration fees, but the monies
cannot be accounted for.
Mr. Adu Gyamfi, head teacher and Proprietor of the school
after collecting the money gave the children false index
numbers for the examination, but fortunately, Mr. Gyamfi
have been arrested by the police to help in their
investigation.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Education, Mr. Alex Tettey-Enyo
has called on the police to intensify their investigations
to ensure that the perpetrators are punished by law.
According to him, the children be allowed to take part in
today's B.E.C.E exams, adding that the details of their
index numbers could be sorted out by Tuesday, to enable them
participate fully in this year’s B.E.C.E
He said it is unfortunate that such a thing has happened to
these young ones who are now finding their future and
advised other teachers and head teachers who are fond of
doing that to stop or face the law.
The Member of Parliament (MP) for OforiKrom in the Ashanti
Region, Elizabeth Agyemang has promised to go to the aid of
the 106 B.E.C.E Candidates who were denied the opportunity
to take part in the exams following their proprietor
squandering their registration fees.
In an interview with Peace FM, monitored by Ghanadot, Mrs.
Agyemang said, she will immediately contact the Education
Minister to make sure the matter is resolved for the
children to write the exams.
To her, the children had done nothing wrong, to be punished
this way. This unfortunate situation has come as a result of
the selfish purpose of their head teacher, Mr Agyenim
Boateng, she added.
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