SHS Head Teachers collecting 5kg Omo, tins of milk and scrubbing brush – Alleged 

Head Teachers in Free SHS collecting 5kg of Omo, 2 tins of milk and a scrubbing brush. This the latest revelation newsghana24.com has gathered from an all-important teacher’s platform on social media.

It looks as though gov’t is trumpeting the Free SHS so loud yet, it is unable to provide the basic necessities of life for the school children in the secondary schools. This has compelled some headteachers to strategically request students to provide all manner of items to keep the schools running.

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Head Teachers in SHS collecting 5kg Omo, tins of milk and scrubbing brush ?

One commentator on the said platform revealed and wrote: 

My brother told me headmaster academics of their school announced all SHS 2 students should bring one bulb each if they want to get the light to learn with. It has been a practice in the school since the inception of the free SHS. 

So if they have 1800 students, he is taking 1800 bulbs. Is it the responsibility of students to provide bulbs?

Additionally, they are required to register every term with 5kg of omo, 2 tins of milk and a scrubbing-brush.

GES what are you doing about this. The extortion by some heads of schools is becoming too much.”

Very typical of Ghanaians, genuine concerns that should be worrying tone political lines and this was the case with this sad revelation.

Other commentators did not see anything wrong with the request and added that the headteacher cannot use his or her personal funds to procure such things hence it was ok for such demands. 

“You want the headmaster to use his own money to buy a bulb for u right? U want everything free, abeg buy it because they don’t get anything from your parents nor the government.”

Head Teachers in SHS collecting 5kg Omo, tins of milk and scrubbing brush story did not go down well with some. 

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There were others who were very objective and demanded evidence of a sought so they can verify. One of such persons wrote: “What you are saying is not true. If it is, then provide evidence, and give the name of the school and its location and I promise you that headmaster will be dealt with. Until then, I consider your post as untrue.

The critical question to be answered is who monitors our public Senior High Schools to ensure their supplies are provided to them on a timely basis?

Every rumour has an element of truth. START DIGGING GES 

Source: Newsghana24.com