Custodians of Education should ensure discipline and encourage students to attach more seriousness to their education, to fit into the society according to the Eastern Regional Coordinator for Special Education, Augustina Kuadey.
She made this note at the launch of the Mampong Senior High Technical School for the Deaf’s 40th anniversary on the theme: “40 years of Secondary Education for the Deaf, its impact and the way forward.”
[contextly_sidebar id=”TkScpGlC4udWarmDb3UGuhohjNc2zITf”]Radio Ghana’s Corespondents, Delight Yawa Adufutse and Dinah Twumasi report that the Mampong Secondary Technical school for the Death, which is the only Public School for the Deaf started with sixteen students and now have a student population of four hundred and six, with 244 being males and 162 females with a total staff of 62.
The Eastern Regional Coordinator for the Special School, Augustina Kuadey has challenged all and sundry to adopt sign language as a tongue of communication. She stressed that, it will help the deaf to be well integrated into the society.
Madam Kuadey made the note at the launch of the 40th anniversary of the Mampong Senior High Technical School for the Deaf in Koforidua the Eastern Region. She added that, making the environment accommodative for the deaf is a way of putting smiles on their faces and make them feel loved.
The Municipal Director of Education for Akuapem North, Kwabena Nyamekye, cautioned politicians not to play partisan politics with the education of the Deaf, since they are prospective assets to the nation.
He advised them to always heed to the plea of the deaf for assistance when the need be. He admonished them to put measures in place that will make it possible for the Deaf to be granted admission into the Tertiary institutions of the country.
On the part of Teachers, he advised them to adhere to the GES Disciplinary code and ethics to prevent them from becoming victims to the law.
The Headmaster of the School, Joseph Sam, who highlighted on some of the challenges the school is currently facing said, the school lacks infrastructure as the current school’s administration block is being rented with an amount of four hundred Ghana cedis being paid as rent fees by the P.T.A.
He said fund for feeding is inadequate as the school relies solely on philanthropists who come to their aid with some food items.
A Deaf and Blind student of the school, Sylvia Peprah shared her view on the shortcomings students go through from peers as well as the society.
She said they sometimes have problems with their brills and guides since some are not able to communicate effectively with them. Miss Preprah therefore made a passionate call on the government ant the society to come to the aid of the school, to help them solve some of their problems if not all.
Source: GBC