Concerned Parents of Ho Regional Model School Call for Removal of Municipal Education Director

A group of concerned parents from the Regional Model Basic School in Ho is urging the authorities to remove Dr. Esther Adzo Adzimah-Yeboah, the Ho Municipal Education Director, citing disruptions to the school’s governance, academic performance, and administration.

At a press conference held in Ho, Rockson Fiagbor, the organizer of the aggrieved parents, expressed their frustration over the declining educational standards at the school. attributing the problem to the arbitrary transfer of qualified teachers, including headmistresses, allegedly due to their involvement in sharing information about the PTA’s leadership and administration.

The parents argued that this has caused disruptions in the learning environment, impacting students’ academic performance. They also raised concerns about the interference in the PTA’s election process by the Municipal Education Director, alleging that a well-organized PTA election was suspended indefinitely after candidates supported by the Education Director and the old PTA executives were defeated.

Furthermore, the parents expressed concern over the inadequate ICT infrastructure at the school, with over 1,200 students having to share just four desktop computers. They also accused Dr. Adzimah-Yeboah of threatening parents who raised concerns about the school’s management with the dismissal of their wards from the school.

The parents pointed out that the lack of change in PTA leadership, with key positions being held by the same individual for over twelve years, raises ethical and financial concerns.

The concerned parents, clad in red attire, later petitioned the office of the Volta Regional Minister to intervene in the issue, as efforts to get the Regional Education Directorate to call the director to order went unheeded.

Additionally, the parents have demanded an investigation into the mismanagement of PTA funds and the upholding of results from last year’s PTA election. They are also calling for an engineering audit of the school’s infrastructure, particularly the unfinished JHS block, which they contend has become a safety hazard for students