{"id":176269,"date":"2024-04-28T18:24:19","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T18:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/28\/ministry-refutes-claims-of-uniform-changes-across-public-schools\/"},"modified":"2024-04-28T18:24:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T18:24:19","slug":"ministry-refutes-claims-of-uniform-changes-across-public-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/04\/28\/ministry-refutes-claims-of-uniform-changes-across-public-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry Refutes Claims Of Uniform Changes Across Public Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Education has firmly refuted recent claims indicating a government proposal to change the uniforms of public school students across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Dispelling these rumours, the Ministry has officially stated that there are no plans to change the uniforms across all public schools, nor any initiatives to repaint existing school facilities.<\/p>\n<p>Kwasi Kwarteng, speaking on behalf of the Ministry, underscored that the current initiative exclusively focuses on newly constructed schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cContrary to the reports, the Ministry of Education isn\u2019t changing uniforms for all public schools. Neither is the Ministry repainting existing ones,\u201d Kwarteng stated.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the initiative, according to him, is to enhance the visual appeal of newly built schools and bolster public confidence in the quality of public basic education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe initiative focuses on newly built schools, aiming to uplift their appearance and enhance public confidence in public basic schools,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Kwarteng further clarified that similar to senior high schools, junior high schools may have options for uniforms, but it doesn\u2019t imply a widespread change. The emphasis, he said, is on enhancing the aesthetic of new school facilities, not altering existing ones.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry\u2019s statement comes as a response to recent media reports suggesting a proposal to change public school uniforms across the country, a claim that has now been firmly refuted by the authorities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Vincent Kubi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum \u00a0 The Ministry of Education has firmly refuted recent claims indicating a government proposal to change the uniforms of public school students across the country. 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