LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Our Headmaster has always created the impression that, because the Ghana Education Service (GES) no longer allows schools to bill students for extra fees, it is impossible to sustain the school without the Old Boys' support.

He said that to us in his letter soliciting funds for the publication of last year's school magazine. That topic has become a leitmotif in his speeches. In fact, that is the reason why he counts on prempeh.org's support.

This is also the reason he cites for his inability to paint the assembly hall stage even when dignitaries are due to visit the place.

If this is true, then how was the Headmaster able to collect 100 MILLION cedis from the students this month for re-furnishing of Prempeh's Science labs with scientific equipments. If all the over 2000 students in the school have paid the 50,000 cedi per-head charges that the headmaster asked them to bring from midterm holidays, then the Headmaster is holding 100 million cedis in his hands.

The big question is did GES approve the collection of that 100 million cedis? And when is the Science lab project going to actually kick off?

If the Headmaster was not approved by GES, it means he has violated their policy. It also means he can violate policy to enhance the school's programs if indeed the money collected are used for their intended purposes. If that is the case, why hasn't he collected some funds to paint and maintain school structures?