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Heavy rains in the Bolgatanga Municipality on Tuesday morning disrupted academic work in schools and marred activities lined up to mark , “My First Day in School” programme initiated three years ago .“My First Day in School”, which is observed on the first day of the new academic year of basic education schools, is an initiative by the Ministry of Education to whip up enthusiasm among the pupils and encourage them to stay in school.A visit to different schools in the municipality revealed poor attendance and authorities attributed it to the heavy rains recorded earlier in the day.
As at 10:30 am, only 9 newly admitted pupils comprising 5 girls and 4 boys have reported to school at the Queen Elizabeth Kindergarten, while at the Adabase Primary School, only 8 pupils, all girls had reported to the school as at 11am. At the Bolgatanga Preparatory Nursery the situation was not different as there were only 10 pupils,-seven boys and three girls were making their maiden appearance at school.
The Deputy Upper East Regional Minister, Mrs Lucy Awuni have toured the selected schools to interact with the new entrants to basic schools.