Nkoranza (B/A) Aug. 8, GNA - Lack of a girls' dormitory has deprived female students of Nkoranza Senior High school their privacy.

Mr. Joseph Kwaku Adjei, headmaster who disclosed this at a Parent Teacher Association (PTA) meeting at Nkoranza, said the problem posed a major challenge to the school authorities.

He said the female students occupied a temporary accommodation in the school's administration block and could not be the best for them.

The headmaster complained that the construction of a female dormitory block funded by the GETFund, which started about six years ago, had come to a halt after the contractor left site.

Mr. Adjei said the Techiman-based contractor, Gyeabour Commercial Enterprise, claimed the government owed him about GHC 70,000 and that had disabled hence his inability to continue with the work.

He appealed to the government and the administrator of the GETFund to encourage the contractor to complete the project so that more girls could be admitted for the next academic year.

The headmaster commended parents for their attendance at the meeting, which he said was a positive indication that the education and training of the children depended on collaboration between them and the teachers.

Mr. Adjei urged the parents to monitor the activities of their children after school hours so that they do not indulge in social vices that could adversely affect their education and future.

Mr. Bright Owusu, PTA Chairman, called on the parents to be concerned with the education of their children by providing them with their basic school needs.

He urged them to support and encourage teachers in the training of their children to occupy responsible positions in future and asked the students to respect their teachers.

The PTA chairman commended the parents for unanimously taking the decision to make special contributions of 10 Ghana cedis each towards the construction of additional classroom blocks in the school.

Mr. Amo Johnson, Senior Housemaster, expressed concern about the attitude of some parents who refuse to enrol their children who have had excellent grades in the school.

Such negative practice is a contributory factor to the low standard of education in the school, he said, and asked them to discontinue with the practice.

Mr. Appau Karikari, Guidance and Counselling Co-ordinator of the school, advised the parents to collaborate with the teachers in the selection of suitable programmes for their children.