Aboabo (Eastern Region), 23rd June 99 ?

Teachers at the Aboabo Local Authority Primary School in the Fanteakwa District are to loose a day's pay from their June salary for engaging their pupils in private labour during school hours.

The District Chief Executive for Fanteakwa, Mr Collins Owusu Appiah, gave the order when he met pupils of the school shedding maize for a farmer on the instructions of a teacher, during his visit to the town last Friday.

The visit formed part of his tour to acquaint himself with problems facing schools in the Aboabo circuit.

Mr Appiah was not happy about the way teachers engage pupils in labour in order to generate funds for their schools.

The teachers explained that they wanted to generate funds for the school to meet the transport allowances of circuit supervisors who visit the school since these officials demand such allowances on every visit.

The Deputy District Director of Education for Fanteakwa, Mr C.T. Akorli, who accompanied the DCE, announced that a day's pay will be deducted from the June salaries of the teachers.

Mr Akorli warned Circuit Supervisors against demanding transport allowances from teachers saying this is illegal.

The visit took the team to schools at Nyadie-Krobo, Asrebuso, Amiawa, Miaso and Aburaso.

At Nyadie-Krobo, the DCE promised to provide 20 dual desks to Aerehuso Primary and 30 to Nyadie-Krobo Primary schools.