Absence of a District Education Officer in Sub - Region No. 2, Region No 10

Absence of a District Education Officer in Sub – Region No. 2, Region No 10

Jun 19, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor,
Kindly permit me some space in your column. As I read your editorial dated May 16, 2017 captioned “Ghost teachers,” I concluded that the COI’s visit in the Sub – Region No. 2 in Region No. 10 was a bit too early to observe that there is also a “Ghost Education Officer” in the area.
In September 2016, we were told that an Education Officer has been assigned to this Sub – District, and as usual she would be a resident. To date this Officer visits the riverain area occasionally and is always escorted by the Regional Education Officer. We are unable to have face- to-face contact to discuss pertinent issues with her since she is here for a just few hours. Telephone contact with this Education Officer in most cases proves futile, and the few times have always ends with her showing irritation.
We, the parents of children in the riverain areas need the services of all those who are paid to deliver education to us. The other Officers like Welfare, Probation and even the Assistant Regional Executive Officer (AREO) are trying their best but this is not enough. “Bringing an end to an institutionalized scam” should include Education Officers not wishing to be posted in the riverain area.
In short, there is no resident District Education Officer (DEO) in the Sub – Region No. 2, in Region No 10 even though it may be on paper. This matter should not escape the attention of all the authorities whose responsibility it is to improve the quality of education delivery to our children in the riverain areas.
Concerned Parent

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