By James Esuon, GNA
Gomoa Tarkwa (C/R), Oct 23, GNA- The Chief of Gomoa Tarkwa, Dasebre Nana Atta Opusu Kwakwa Agire V, has admonished parents to desist from attacking teachers whenever their children are punished or corrected for misconduct in school.
He stressed the need for parents to give unwavering support for teachers to instil discipline in the children for peace, harmony and effective teaching and learning.
Cooperation between parents and teachers was the hallmark to raise quality educational standards snd produce disciplined children.
Dasebre Nana Atta Opusu Kwakwa Agyire made the call when he distributed free textbooks and offered financial support to 100 tertiary students at a ceremony at Gomoa Tarkwa in the Gomoa West District of the Central region.
The move is to support underprivileged students in the town to pursue higher education.
The Chief appealed to the government, philanthropists, and well-to do Ghanaian citizen to support for schools in Gomoa Tarkwa with ICT libraries and other essential educational infrastructure to help raise educational standards.
He said the provision of these facilities would improve students’ access to educational resources and help raise academic performance in the area.
The traditional ruler therefore called for collective efforts from stakeholders to address infrastructure deficits facing schools in Gomoa Tarkwa and its surrounding communities.
Some parents whose children benefited from the initiative expressed gratitude to the traditional leader for his support towards higher educational pursuits, saying it would inspire the students to study hard.
The beneficiary students thanked the chief for the gesture and pledged to study hard to improve their academic performance to change the narrative of poor education outcome in Gomoa Tarkwa.
GNA
Edited by Alice Tettey /Kenneth Odeng Adade