PUPILS IN DANGER...Live in fear everyday (LEAD STORY, JUNIOR GRAPHIC, OCT 6, 2010)

The lives of pupils of Tedam Primary School in the Upper West Region are in danger.
Madam Justina Addi, Circuit Supervisor in charge of Paga Central stated that the busy Ghana-Burkina Faso Highway which is right in front of the school poses great danger to the schoolchildren since there is no fence wall around the school.
She appealed to the district assembly to urgently solve the problem because the famous Paga Crocodile Pond was also opposite the school and could cause serious problems should there be any mishap.
Madam Addi, who made the appeal at a ceremony to usher first-year pupils into basic schools in the district, said the situation was a challenge to both teachers and community leaders who had to keep an eagle’s eye on the pupils to prevent them from going onto the major road before, during and after school hours.
Dubbed “My first day at school”, the pupils were presented with confectionery and cups.
The joint ceremony organised to induct 250 pupils enrolled into primary one for the Tedam, Paga L.A, Paga R.C and Chania Primary Schools as well as other satellite kindergarten facilities in the area, was attended by a number of parents and teachers of the schools.
The District Director of Education, Mr Augustine Bugase, called on teachers, to create a child-friendly environment that would attract children to attend school daily.
He also urged the teachers to employ a child-friendly approach in their teaching to make the school environment one that newly admitted children would enjoy.
Alhaji Jibrel Adam Uztarz, the Deputy District Co-ordinating Director, who represented the District Chief Executive, said the government would continue to provide free school uniforms, textbooks and exercise books as well as one free meals for pupils in an effort to improve enrolment in public schools.
He, however, advised parents not to neglect their duties but continue to provide for their children and also urged the pupils to obey their teachers and take their lessons seriously.