The Headmistress of the Chemu Senior High School (SHS), Vicentia Kyere Anin-Agyei, has appealed for the construction of a boarding facility to address critical challenges affecting students’ welfare and academic performance.
She explained that the absence of a boarding facility had exposed many students to difficult living conditions, with some female students compelled to live with their boyfriends, leading to cases of teenage pregnancy in the school.
“Some of our students are forced to find homes around the school and end up living with boyfriends and girlfriends. They do not intend to be in such situations but the circumstances push them there,” she said.
“During the recent WASSCE, we had three of our students writing their exams while pregnant,” she added.
