Takoradi, Feb. 1, GNA - The Sekondi-Takoradi

Metropolitan Directorate of Education has ordered final year

students of the Junior High School (JHS) in the metropolis to sign

an undertaking with their parents as witnesses to be of good

behaviour until they write the Basic Education Certificate

Examination (BECE).

Nana Kofi Adjei Mbeah, Metropolitan Director of Education told

the Ghana News Agency in Takoradi on Wednesday that the move was to check

truancy among the students.

He said reports had indicated that as soon as final year students of

the JHS were registered for the BECE, a majority of them refused to attend

classes but returned to write the papers when examination started.

The Metropolitan Education Director noted that such acts of truancy

impacted poorly on their performance as they deliberately refused to

attend classes'