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
Source: Peacefmonline.com
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It's only in Ghana u will find villagers n nation wreckers finding problems with policies that will help build the country... If more people can't afford fees n hence dropping out of school.. How will a sane human being... Calling himself an intellectual even say the government is funding fees for ministers kids, lawyers kids, etc it's a disgrace... Even mahama went thru free SHS was his dad not rich?? Some Ghanaians are educated illiterate ... Gyimie four
Oh all well and good. what of the political appointees are they different from these heads. SELECTIVITY
if Headmasters sit aloof,sack them. We must change our ***barred word*** attitude.Discipline is the way to go. Anybody who will try to sabotage good initiatives must be sacked. End of story. We want Ghana to work again but still holding onto greed and selfishness.
NO OTHER DESCRIPTION THAN THE "AUTOCRATIC REGIME" WHERE GAGGING IS THE ONLY TOOL USED IN RULING A COUNTRY OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE. THIS STRATEGY IS VERY PREVALENCE CURRENTLY IN GHANA. THE ALMIGHTY MEDIA IS EVEN AFRAID TO CRITICIZE CONSTRUCTIVELY! THE CIVIL SOCIETY INCLUDING THE ONCE MOUTHPIECE OF THE ORDINARY GHANAIANS IS NOW ASLEEP. COMMUNIQUE AND STATEMENTS WERE RELEASED ALMOST ON DAILY BASIS CRITICISING GOVERNMENT'S ACTIONS AND INACTION, I MEAN GOVERNMENT POLICIES THAT ARE NOT IN FAVOUR OF THE ORDINARY GHANAIAN. I REMEMBER OUR WELL RESPECTED CATHOLIC BISHOPS! COMMUNIQUE WERE RELEASED ALMOST EVERY WEEK TO PUT THE GOVERNMENT ON ITS TOES IN FAVOUR OF GHANA. FOR THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM AS THE USE TO BE. MOST CHURCHES AND CHRISTIAN INSTITUTIONS IN A SURPRISING FASHION HAS COME OUT TO RATHER HIP PRAISES ON THE GOVERNMENT?? IF EVERYBODY IS AFRAID TO FIGHT FOR SOMEONE, WHO WILL FIGHT FOR THE NOBODY IN THE SOCIETY?? - GOD.
This whole sham of so called free SHS is just about name seeking and not about the well being of the poor. After implementation which is not even clear where funding will come from people are already saying Nana is going to heaven, and jumping all over as if the whole Ghana has been turned into heaven, you give all rich millionaire kids free SHS and still thinking of where to go and borrow money to come and fund it? where is Ghana heading? nothing is done properly. Yes, some families maybe jumping today but when our educational standards and infrastructure falls apart in the future then you will know the effects.
Doctors, business men, ministers, presidents, accountants, bank managers e.t.c will all get free school for their kids in a poor country like Ghana where the whole country smells, no roads, no water for some communities, no proper medical care e.t.c. what are we doing to ourselves. Even Europeans who are richer than us don't give free school to rich people. Instead they tax rich people heavily to support the poor. Any new incoming government must scrap this whole ***barred word*** policy and support only the poor and needy. Rich people don't need free education.
Please hasten slowly whiles you try to do the right thing. These heads belong to an association such as GNAT, NAGRAT, CHASS TEWU, AND Concern Teachers ***barred word***. etc. They are very key in the implementation of Free SHS programme
If government keep sacking corrupt people Ghana will work again paaaaaaaaaaa. I'm happy because its good for Ghana
I don't understand people. Why must u be defiant and collect fees. If u even have a good reason won't you have be patient enough to send your grievance. This is really sad and shows are people just don't care about breaking rules and laws
check their names and guess where they come from.