Angelina Aba Osei-Bonsu, the director of Suhum Municipal Education, has emphasized the need to arm young girls with the knowledge they need to contribute to the reduction of adolescent pregnancy.
According to her, some young ladies have quit school because they became pregnant while still enrolled.
She also bemoaned the fact that some of the teachers exploit the girls.
She has emphasized the need for young girls to be empowered so they value their education, refrain from sex, and concentrate on the future in order to help solve the problem.
You will come across a number of young women who are dropouts, and they will explain why they did so to you by saying that they became pregnant and had no one to take care of the kid. Some educators also have responsibility for that pregnancy. I must stress that this just represents a portion of the teachers. A few of the ladies conceive twins or triplets. This is a serious issue that has to be resolved.
Although I'm unable to provide you with the numbers, this is a widespread issue. A nationwide problem exists. The learning outcomes fall short of expectations. Some of the kids are doing really well. But we are not getting the expected outcomes. We must contribute to solving the problem.
She highlighted that if parents and the nation do nothing to address the problem of adolescent pregnancy, free education would be useless.
Teachers who have sex with their pupils are advised to desist or risk legal repercussions by the National Graduate Association of Teachers.
The Eastern regional NAGRAT chairman, Godwin Awoonor-Yevu, lamented the impact such a link had on students' academic performance.
Ten cases involving teachers were addressed in the eastern area during the review year, he said.
Speaking at a Coaltar Senior Presbyterian High School sensitization workshop, he emphasized the value of giving children a sense of agency while warning instructors to uphold the code of conduct or risk being disciplined.
Eric Kwabena Addo Agyakwah, the headmaster of the Presbyterian Senior High and Technical School, was worried that female students continued to leave school after every break owing to pregnancy brought on by low income.
Eight female students left their studies during the previous academic year because they became pregnant.
The Eastern Regional Counseling and Guidance Director, Mercy A. Agyarkwah, emphasized that females in schools required self-assurance and the resolve to actively resist sexual advances.
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