Teachers condemn indecent dressing of some female colleagues

Offinso (Ashanti Region) - Participants at Girl-child education workshop at Offinso have condemned the unprofessional and indecent dressing of some female teachers who are supposed to serve as role models to young girls.

They contended that the intensive sensitisation drive on girls' enrolment and retention in schools can achieve the desired impact if female teachers exhibited high sense of self-discipline, good moral values and exemplary leadership qualities.

These were contained in a resolution adopted after the one-day workshop organised by the Offinso District Education Directorate in collaboration with Department for International Development (DFID) as part of its Whole School Development (WSD) programme at Offinso on Tuesday.

Forty female teachers selected from primary schools attended the workshop, which was under the theme, "To increase teacher participation in girls education".

Addressing the participants, Mrs Christiana Agyare-Boateng, Offinso District Director of Education, noted that the development of the girl-child is important to the eradication of illiteracy in the country. Female teachers, she said, should be able to identify the potentials of girls and fully develop them in conformity with the realities of life.