The Free SHS Is Too Expensive, Halt It, We Will Pay – Parent Voice Out Her Frustration
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“The Free SHS is very expensive for us parents,” Gasu passionately described her experiences. “They should halt it now; we will pay”. Her statement is consistent with a growing consensus among parents that the government lacked sufficient preparation for the program’s implementation. Parents face additional costs that make it difficult for them to support their children’s education despite the promise of free education.
Gasu says that the main problem is that there aren’t enough schools to fit everyone’s needs. Many families find themselves in a difficult situation, needing to manage various costs, including transportation and food. She lamented, highlighting the gap between the policy’s intentions and its actual implementation. “There is free SHS, but there are no schools.”
The goal of the Free SHS policy was to make sure that every child in Ghana could get a good education without having to pay for it. However, in light of the rising costs associated with sending their children to school, parents are now questioning the program’s viability. According to Mary Gasu, the government should halt the free SHS so that parents pay the fees of their wards as that would be much more better.