Teachers strike disturbing 

●The strike is affecting academic activities

Dear Editor,

The recent strike declared by the four teacher unions is very disturbing as it is adversely affecting academic work and impacting students and parents negatively.

I do agree with these teachers who are demanding Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) as a result of the prevailing economic conditions in the country.

The striking teachers should also consider that students report to school everyday and practically do nothing although they have paid the required tuition fees.

Some students in their final year have also been left stranded. What will be the fate of these students if the teachers do not return to the classroom in time?  How will they prepare for their examinations when teachers are not there to guide them?

It is worrying that some students just go to school without doing anything profitable thereby giving parents whose wards are in boarding houses sleepless nights as they do not know what their wards are up to.

Other parents are incurring additional cost as they have to add up to the stock of food items they had provided for their wards thinking it would take them through the term.

Inasmuch as I am not happy with the decision of the teacher unions, the government must take urgent steps to address the concern of teachers so they can return to the classroom as quickly as possible. I hear there are some ongoing negotiations and I hope the government and the unions would come to an amicable conclusion.

Pamela Lamptey,

Mallam-Accra.