General News of Friday, 18 August 2017Source: mynewsgh.comBad association turning rural male teachers into drunkards - GNATMost newly trained teachers are refusing to accept postings into rural areasBad association involving newly posted male teachers to rural communities in the country has resulted in some of them turning into drunkards and unwilling to further their education. “When they get into the village, they associate themselves with palm wine tappers and akpetishie distillers and eventually turn into drunkards. She stated that these challenges are borne out of the fact that there are no adequate facilities in the rural communities to house newly posted teachers to rural Ghana who are supposed to serve as role models to those in the hinterland. “They have no places to leave and cannot afford to rent because for the first three months no salaries come. Those fresh from the colleges need quarters in rural areas so that they do not fall prey to some of these things.

Source: GhanaWeb August 18, 2017 07:30 UTC