Education Minister to present free SHS Bill to Parliament – Afenyo-Markin

The government is preparing to present the Free Senior High School (SHS) Bill to Parliament.
This is aimed at regulating and ensuring the sustainability of the Free SHS policy amidst growing concerns of potential cancellation by future administrations and the challenges currently facing the programme.
Stakeholders in the educational sector, including EduWatch, have voiced their opinions on the policy.
They suggested that parents who choose boarding facilities for their children should bear the associated costs. Additionally, EduWatch recommended that the policy be targeted at children from poor households, utilising data from the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme to identify eligible beneficiaries.
During a Leaders’ Media Briefing on Tuesday, 11 June 2024, the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, provided further details on the bill.
He emphasised that the legislation seeks to enhance the policy's effectiveness and sustainability, aligning with the aspirations set forth in Chapter 5 of the Constitution.
“I’m also able to report that the Education Minister will present the Free SHS Bill to Parliament. The chapter five of the Constitution provides some aspirational indicatives.
“Those are not justiciable, but once by a policy of the government, an aspiration as a message by the constitution is put into action then to make it justiciable, you enact,” Mr. Afenyo-Markin explained.
He added: “In other words, there are provisions in the constitution that you cannot enforce, you cannot claim the right to those provisions. The fact that they are there does not mean that you can apply to the court to enforce those rights, they are aspirational,” he added.
Source: classfmonline.com/Elikem Adiku
Trending News
Bryan Acheampong calls for unity within NPP ahead of flagbearership race
02:56Defence Minister clarifies misconceptions over retirement of senior military officers
09:03VRA rallies Afram Plains communities to curb flooding
13:09Ghana to eliminate blood processing fees in a bid to reduce the financial burden on patients
02:34Striking nurses meet Parliamentary Select-Committee on Health today
11:10Over 66,000 candidates sit BECE in Central Region
12:39Gov't reaffirms commitment to digital land reforms as Volta Regional Lands Commission board is inaugurated
02:11President Mahama assures GNAT of renewed commitment to teachers’ welfare
08:26CMG apologises for incident on CTV’s morning show
12:15Interior Minister commends new immigration recruits at Assin Fosu passing-out parade
02:03