Parents Urged to Bring Food as Free SHS Faces Supply Crisis.
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) has called on parents to support the feeding of their wards in senior high schools amid worsening food shortages.Speaking to JoyNews, CHASS National Secretary Primus Baro revealed that many schools are grappling with inadequate food supplies, leading to rationing. He urged parents to send students with items like gari, shitor, and sugar to supplement what schools can provide."Food supplies to schools, particularly in the northern regions, are critically low," Baro noted. "In some schools, oil is unavailable, and alternatives like margarine are being used for cooking. Staples such as maize and beans are also scarce, leaving rice and gari as the only available options."CHASS had previously requested that the Ghana Education Service (GES) postpone reopening schools until financial arrears were settled. However, GES rejected this plea, resulting in a dire […]