Education Minister orders suspension of Obuasi SHS Headmaster over sexual misconduct allegations
The Minister of Education has ordered the immediate suspension of Obuasi Senior High Technical School Headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai, following allegations of sexual misconduct involving a female student.
In a statement, the Ministry of Education said the decision follows an investigation by JoyNews and Manasseh Azure Awuni into the allegations against the headmaster.
The Ministry disclosed that the Minister had directed the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take immediate action to suspend Mr Abdulai while a full investigation is conducted.
The Minister has also asked the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters of the Ghana Police Service to investigate the matter.
The Ministry and the GES reaffirmed their commitment to preventing and addressing misconduct of this nature in educational institutions across the country.
The statement, signed by the Ministry’s Press Secretary, Hashmin Mohammed, emphasised that parents and guardians entrust their children to teachers with the expectation that they will protect and care for them, rather than subject them to abuse.
The suspension is intended to allow investigations into the allegations to proceed.
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