The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) is expressing concern over the government’s disregard for private schools in flood-affected zones within the Volta Region.
Prof. Damasus Tuurosong, the National President of GNAPS, emphasized that private schools in these affected areas should also receive aid from the government’s relief packages, similar to what was provided to public schools in the flood-affected areas.
During a visit to some impacted private schools in South Tongu, Prof. Damasus Tuurosong stressed the importance of the government’s attention toward supporting private educational institutions equally alongside public ones.
“We live in a country where education policies are being implemented in a very discriminatory manner. In the sense that one would have expected that education, being a very important sector of development, equal treatment would be given to all players, irrespective of whether they are government or privately owned institutions. Now we have a disaster situation, and in disaster situations, you do not ask what type of schools the children attend; you go ahead and assist all Ghanaian children who are attending all manner of institutions. But here within the Volta region, what we have observed is that attention is being given to state public schools. They neglect the private ones in this disaster situation.”
“…Allocation has been made in the 2024 budget to restore education within affected areas, so we are emphasizing that private schools must also benefit from these budgetary allocations so that the child who attends the private school is not left out,” he said.
