The parents who numbered about 200 questioned the criteria for selecting students into the boarding house.

Some of them claimed that their wards performed better in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) than those who were admitted as boarders.

Ultimately, the parents agreed to pay for the cost of hostel accomodation for their wards around the school while the students enjoyed other benefits on campus, as boarding students.

However, before reaching this agreement, tempers were high so GES officials had to meet with the parents  to find a solution to the problem.

The Deputy Director-General of the GES, Mr Charles Tsegah, told the agitated parents that the situation had arisen because the school had already admitted the number of students its boarding houses could accomodate.

He intimated that the Aburi Senior High School found itself in a peculiar situation when it came to boarding admissions and recalled that a former headmistress of the school once attempted to acquire a hostel for students who could not get admitted into the boarding house. This was “seriously” criticised by the media so she had to rescind that decision.

Mr Tsegah had told them that currently, the sc had  very limited boarding facilities even though there were enough classroom spaces and urged the worried parents to exercise restraint while steps were taken to address their grievances.

“It is now time for you as parents to agree on a solution to the matter because the future of your children lies in how comfortable their stay in school will be,” he said.

The President of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), Mr Samuel Ofori-Adjei, who is also the headmaster of Accra Academy, cautioned the parents to be careful of the decision they took regarding providing accomodation for their children.

The acting Director in charge of Secondary Education Division at the GES, Mr Emmnauel Ocansey, drew the parents' attention to the fact that the number of students on campus, corresponded with the space in the dinning hall. This meant that admitting more students, would mean taking their meals in the dining hall in shifts, he said.

 Source:Graphic.com