The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that the Director-General has cancelled the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy and directed parents and guardians to pay GH¢1,500 for chop boxes, trunks and other items.
In a circular issued on Tuesday, August 18, the GES described the publication as false and urged parents, students and the general public to disregard it.
The clarification comes as preparations are underway for students entering senior high schools, with the alleged directive reportedly causing concern among parents and guardians.
According to the GES, the Free SHS policy has not been cancelled, and the Director-General has not issued any directive requiring parents or guardians to pay for chop boxes, trunks or other items.
The Service also stressed that the Director-General does not have the authority to cancel a national policy, further rejecting claims that the Free SHS programme had been scrapped.
“Management wishes to state categorically that the publication is FALSE and should be disregarded.”
The GES urged parents, guardians and students not to make any payments to individuals based on the information circulating on social media.
The Service advised the public to rely only on official information communicated through its authorised channels and to exercise caution when dealing with unverified publications, particularly those circulated on social media.
“Parents, guardians, students and the general public are therefore urged not to make any payments to anyone,” the GES said.
Source: citinews
