THE UPPER Manya Krobo District Assembly in the Eastern Region has started drafting bye-laws to punish parents who refuse to send their children to school.
The District Chief Executive (DCE), Mr Joseph Tetteh Angmor, made this known when he addressed the Apimso congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana to mark its centenary celebrations.
The main occupation of the people of the Apimso area, who are mostly Presbyterians, is farming.
According to Mr Tetteh Angmor, true Christians should be concerned about the future well-being of their children.
He said if parents in the area would not live up to their responsibility of taking care of their children’s education, then the assembly would come up with punitive measures.
He therefore, advised parents, especially Christians to take keen interest in the education of their children so that they would grow to become responsible adults.
“The Assembly is in the process of drafting bye-laws which will apportion appropriate punishment for parents who will refuse to send their children to school but rather engage them on the farm and other menial jobs and I want all of you to see to the educational needs of your parents to avoid being punished,” he stated.
He said the government was concerned about the education of children, necessitating the introduction of initiatives such as the Capitation Grant and the School Feeding Programme to ensure that all parents, who could also access health care through the national health insurance scheme would be able to send their children to school.
The assembly, he also stated, had taken the initiative to sponsor students in the area in teacher and nursing training colleges. It has also undertaken other projects such as clinics at Samlesi and Ternguanya.
On sanitation, the DCE appealed to the people to regularly undertake clean-up exercises to rid the communities of filth.
Mr Angmor praised the Presbyterian Church of Ghana for its assistance to the poor, moulding the character of the people in the proverbial Presbyterian discipline and immense contribution to the improvement of education.
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