GES ceiling on PTA levies justified-Director

The Volta Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Alhaji Mohammed Haroon says the Service was justified in placing a ceiling on Parent Teacher Association (PTA) dues and levies in Senior High schools.

He said the ceiling is to ensure that education is accessible and affordable to everyone in line with government’s policy.

Alhaji Haroon was speaking in an interview regarding statements by the Regional Chapter of the National Council of PTAs describing the standardisation of the dues and levies as undemocratic and unrealistic. 

He said though GES recognises the contributions of PTAs to education, it cannot allow such bodies to use levies and dues to send children out of school adding that  Government is particular about fees. 

The GES's priority according to Alhaji Haroon is access and affordability and therefore cannot allow PTAs to charge students arbitrarily. 

He asked PTAs to concentrate on the supervision and monitoring of teaching and learning and not only billing students for projects.

GNA