Troubled by the current food crisis facing Binduri Community Day Senior High School in the Upper East Region, the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has called on the government to intervene.
Upper East Regional Secretary of CHASS, Bukari Abdul, warns that students in other schools may, as a form of solidarity, join the demonstration organised by the affected students of Binduri Community Day Senior High School.
“What has happened in Bunduri is likely to influence other students in other schools to also agitate,” he said.
Presently, Binduri Community Day SHS does not have the complete set of students in school owing to shortage of food.
Approximately 320 first and second-year students out of a total of 560 have been instructed to stay home due to challenges with food supply.
However, classes are continuing as usual for the third-year students, comprising 240 students who are preparing for their upcoming West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
Aggrieved students on Wednesday, July 12, protested against the current situation which they say has lasted for over a month.
A female student recounted: “they stopped cooking for us from 29th May up till date [July 12, 2023] they haven’t started cooking for us (again).”
Revealing more concerning circumstances, Mr Adbul said “Groundnut has become a problem and from January till now we have not had milk, bread flour too has become a challenge so we do without it.”
According to the disgruntled students, measures put in place, including submitting a petition to the relevant authorities to address the matter have proven futile.
Corroborating the students’ statement, Mr Bukari Abdul noted that a complaint has been filed. He did not reveal why little or nothing has been done.
However, he entreated the students to channel their report to their immediate authority, that is the district or regional directors to deal with the issue.