Authorities at St Mary’s Girls Senior High School at Konongo in the Asante Akyem Central Municipality of the Ashanti Region, have stated that 15 students have gotten pregnant.
According to them, the situation has become a major developmental problem and called on all stakeholders to help address it, to create a brighter future for the youth.
Speaking Otec FM news reporter, Simon Opoku Afriyie, the headmistress of the school, Alice Martha Adjei revealed that the recent report indicates that, about a total of 15 students are pregnant with 4 final year students, 10 form 2 students and 1 newly admitted student confirmed pregnant for the 2023 academic year with pregnancy.
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She revealed that four out of the total number were final-year students with the rest being continuing students. The mistress also expressed deep concern over the increasing rate of teenage pregnancy in school and urged parents and guardians to complement the effort of the schools to halt the problem.
“It was unacceptable that children at a such tender age were getting pregnant and cutting short their academic journey, they miss out on economic opportunities, a situation which caused an increase in the vicious circle of poverty and illiteracy, among others”, she said.
These 15 students stand the risk of losing their respective lives. Parents and guidance should work hand in hand with us to curb the situation.
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