The Eastern Regional Director of Education, Ivy Asantewa Owusu, has expressed concern over the rising trend of skin bleaching among students in second-cycle institutions in the region.
According to her, as many as 30% of students in some institutions are bleaching their skin.
She described the situation as unacceptable and cautioned against the practice. "Now we have the challenge of students bleaching in schools.
You can go to some institutions, and you can see clearly not less than 30% of students are bleaching.