The Association of Catholic Teachers Ghana, has called on President Akufo-Addo to fulfill his promise of handing over mission schools back to the churches.
According to the Association, one of the major promises by the President during the 2016 campaign was his readiness to hand over management of mission schools to the various missions, if elected.
The Association said it was, therefore, time for the President to start the process by speeding up the signing of the MOU between government and the Missions to gain their confidence.
The demand was contained in a statement issued at the end of the national delegates’ conference of the Association held at Torve in the Volta Region.
According to the statement, the Association believed that if the management of mission and unit schools were given back to the Missions, indiscipline among the youth, which is getting out of hand would be reduced.
The statement also called on government to ensure that the structures of management and control of Mission Schools are recognised at all levels in the new Basic Education Bill, before its passage by Parliament.
