The Ghana Education Service (GES) has sacked two Senior High School headmasters for extorting money from students despite strict directives from the Ministry of Education not to do so.
The Ministry had warned school heads to desist from charging students under the Free SHS programme.
However, reports that emerged after the programme commenced indicated that some school authorities were charging unapproved fees.
Subsequently, some school heads were invited by the GES to answer questions regarding the allegation.
In a statement signed by the Director General of the GES, Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa the two headmasters: Mr Biasu Wisdom of Pentecost SHS and Assistant Headmaster of Daffour SHS, Rev. S.P. Elewokor are ‘relieved’ of their post.
The headmaster of Duffour SHS, Mr. S.C.K Agbakey, will be reprimanded for failing to supervise his subordinate the statement further indicated.
Meanwhile, seven others are to be interdicted pending further investigations into the allegation against them.
Read full statement below
On the basis of the interaction with the various Heads of Schools who were summoned to Accra on alleged infractions against the guidelines on the implementation of the free Senior High School programme, the following decisions have been made:
Mrs. Florence Prah, Headmistress of Kwanyako Senior High School, Mrs Mercy Ocloo, Headmistress of Ahantaman Senior High School, Mr. Julian Okun, the Headmaster of the Akumfi Ameyaw Senior High School, Techiman; Mr Jacob Boateng, Assistant Headmaster and Mr. George Frimpong Kwarteng all of the same school; as well as Mr Christian Attram Gyetekey, Headmaster of Asesewa Senior High School are to be interdicted pending further investigations into the allegation against them.
Mr Biasu Wisdom, the Headmaster of Pentecost Senior High School, Koforidua is relieved of his position as Head of the school and is to be posted outside the school to teach in the classroom
Rev. S.P Elewokor, the Assistant Headmaster of Daffour Senior High School is relieved of his post and is to be posted outside the school to teach in a classroom, while the Headmaster of the school, Mr S.C.K Agbakey is to be reprimanded for poor supervision.
The headmaster of Presbyterian Senior High School, La, Accra, Mr Samuel Salamat is to be interdicted pending investigations into the allegations against him for alleged infractions the guidelines. He refused to attend to the invitation to meet the Director-General.
Other allegations are being investigated for the necessary action to be taken
Signed
Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa
Ag. Director-General
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It would be interesting in the coming days where classes would be large that, teachers will start behaving funny. Intimidation, particularly when it is selective will be the nail to deflate the noise going around. Facilities have not been increased, yet the numbers are rather increasing. Anyone who makes a suggestion is branded anti- Free SHS. All vocal personalities have gone silent.
This is selective Justice. What about Presec Head Master. If that is the way to punish a system i beg to differ. NPP are good in doing selective Justice. Period.
In Europe nobody begs for committing an offence, the law takes its course, it seems the NDC government took corruption to dizzying heights such that it affected the fabric of all our societies, Head Masters Hmmmmmmm ,
greedy ple. witches and wizards with no class.
Greedy headmistress and head masters. This is what they have been doing since time immemorial depraving poor people who have good grades to good schools to mushroom schools because their parents cannot pay bribes to them. Their cups are full.
I support the sackings, reprimands and interdictions for now. Later, I would want to see arrests, prosecutions and jailings. That's what I voted for
This Ghanaian attitude of always disobeying laws because they think they are well connected must be stopped if we really want to progress as a people. You have been given clear orders not to take UNAPPROVED moneys yet you boldly disobey and we have some un5crupu1us people coming here to support such unru1y behaviuor which easily destroys any institution all because they are against the free SHS policy. So what stopped these headmasters from writing to the GES to seek approval because the policy documents allows headmasters to collect other fees after PROPER APPROVAL from GES. These headmasters just wanted to be disobedient because they think they are well connected. Their suspension is in the right direction and I fully support it.
It's obvious say you dey craze: 😒👈🏾👈🏾
With this action headmaster will sit unconcern and watch things move at their own rate.on 4 years time infrastructure at the she will be worse than their current state.
Headmaster please obey the instructions and be free. Nana Addo and npp government mean business ooo