Private school teachers threaten to boycott December general elections

The National Council of Private Teachers has vowed to boycott the 2024 general elections unless the government addresses the difficulties facing the education sector.

The Council is concerned about a variety of concerns affecting private instructors, including high taxation on private schools and the government's failure to include private schools in STEM education initiatives.

In an interview with Citi News, James Kwame Ackon, Executive Director of the National Council of Private Teachers, outlined the reasons for the possible boycott if the government does not address their concerns.

“What we are saying is that there are many taxes in private schools to the extent that private school owners cannot even pay their teachers or workers well. Another thing is that we have many graduates who completed university and they are unemployed." he stated.

"Look at the amount of money they pay from level 100 to level 400 and at the end of the day, they will be compelled to sit for licensure examination, pay 550 together with indexes, and expect us to vote for them to come into power."

“What benefits are we going to get from voting? When I am a graduate with my certificate, my license, my national service, and I am not employed," he added.

Source: Lead News Online