Child Rights International (CRI) has raised alarms over proposals suggesting parents should bear additional costs related to the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy, including expenses for food and accommodation.
The organisation argues that such measures undermine the policy's fundamental principles of equity, inclusivity, and universal access to secondary education.
In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Bright Appiah, CRI emphasised that the Free SHS policy was designed to eliminate financial barriers to education, ensuring that all children would have equal opportunities.
Requiring parents to shoulder feeding and accommodation costs, according to him, introduces inequalities and contradicts the policy's original intent.
