GES denies claim 11 interdicted SHS heads have been reinstated

The management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has described as false and untrue a claim indicating that the headteachers of eleven Senior High Schools (SHSs) it interdicted over misconduct have been reinstated.

In a social media post sighted by AcademicWeek, the Education Service said investigations are still ongoing hence the public should disregard any information about reinstatement or whatsoever about the headteachers.

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“Investigations on the interdicted Heads of Senior High Schools are still ongoing. Kindly disregard any false information about their reinstatement. Management assures all stakeholders and the public that the outcome of the investigations will be made known to all when completed,” the Ghana Education Service (GES) said in the post.

GES’s comment comes the General Secretary of GNAT, Thomas Musah said plans are far ahead for the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reinstate the interdicted head of Senior High Schools by end of last week.

This he said follows a closed-door meeting between the GES leadership, representatives from the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), and the Conference of Assisted Heads of Senior High Schools (CHASS) in Accra.

“This development suggests a positive outcome from the discussions, signalling the imminent reinstatement of the interdicted Senior High School heads,” the member of the Teacher Union told the Accra-based radio station.

The Service interdicted these headteachers for imposing various unapproved fees, including house dues, books, calculators, admission process fees, and charges for printing slips, files, and hymn books on first-year SHS students.

The eleven interdicted headteachers are Mrs. Selina Anane Afoakwa, Headmistress of Kumasi Girls SHS; Mr Nathaniel Asamoah, Headmaster of Asanteman SHS; Mr Andrews Boateng, Headmaster of Kumasi Senior High Technical School; and Mr Kwadwo Obeng-Appiah, Headmaster of Manso-Edubia Senior High School.

The others include Mr Daniel Boamah Duku, Headmaster of Agric Nzema Community SHS; Ms Gladys Sarfowah, Headmistress of Nkawie Senior High Technical School; and Mr Ampong Ahmed Omar, Headmaster of Collins SHS.