Teenage pregnancies will increase under free SHS - NDC man

The Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed worry over the lack of accommodation for some beneficiaries of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy.

According to him, female students who have rented hostels and houses stand a high risk of getting pregnant since they will not be under the guidance of school authorities.

He said since there is going to be lack of supervision of the male students living outside the schools, it is possible for those students to get pregnant.

Many first-year students of SHS have been left on their own in private hostels after they were denied admission by authorities due to accommodation challenges.

But the NDC Central Regional Chairman speaking on Accra-based Adom FM said the situation is worrying.

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"Teenage pregnancies will increase under this free SHS policy because many of the young girls have been forced to live in private hostels with boys and that is a recipe for disaster. Free SHS after three years will produce teenage mothers," Allotey Jacobs said.