Ghana Education Service(GES) by a press release from the public relations unit has suspended the headmaster and senior housemaster of Ghana Senior High School at Tamale for converting a toilet facility into mode of accommodation for their students.
They have been directed to step down in order for the regional education office to commence investigations into the matter to come out the actual facts of the matter.
"The Headmaster and the Senior Housemaster have been directed to step aside to allow for further investigations into the matter by the Regional Director of Education and report back in two weeks."
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
RE: GHANASCO TOILETS TURNED INTO ACCOMMODATION FOR STUDENTS
The attention of the Management of Ghana Education Service has been drawn to a viral video being circulated on social media showing some students of Ghana Senior High School, Tamale, using toilet cubicles as dormitories.
This is very disturbing and unfortunate especially when records available to us indicate that, out of the 1790 vacancies declared by the school, only 1467 students have enrolled. The school is expected to have excess capacity to even house extra 300 students. It is thus, unacceptable to have students sleep in such a place.
The Headmaster and the Senior Housemaster have been directed to step aside to allow for further investigations into the matter by the Regional Director of Education and report back in two weeks. Management wishes to assure all our stakeholders and the general public that it will continue to ensure that the students entrusted in our care operate in a safe school environment.
SIGNED
CASSANDRA TWUM AMPOFO HEAD, PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT.
Here Is A Copy Of The Letter.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) was established, as part of the Public Service of Ghana, in 1974 by NRCD 247 and was subsequently amended by NRCD 252, 357 and SMCD 63. Under the forth Republican Constitution of Ghana, these earlier legislations have been amended by Acts of Parliament, including Act 506 (1994) and Act 778 (2008). The GES is governed by a fifteen-member Council called the GES Council.