Managing legal practitioner Gloria Ofori-Boadu has criticized the Ghana Education Service's disciplinary framework for teachers who sexually exploit students, saying interdiction (removal from active duty with half salary pending investigation) is inadequate and calling for stronger, more deterrent consequences beyond the loss of a teaching licence.
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Deputy Minister for Education Clement Apaak said sanctions should be imposed on both the teacher and student involved in an alleged sexual misconduct case at Bole Senior High School, stressing that all parties must be held accountable under Ghana's education rules. The Ghana Education Service has initiated investigations and reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy on sexual misconduct.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Deputy Minister for Education Clement Apaak stated that both the teacher and student at the centre of an alleged sexual misconduct case at Bole Senior High School bear responsibility under the Ghana Education Service's code of conduct, though teachers are held to a much higher professional standard and are prohibited from conducting themselves in ways suggesting romantic or sexual interest in students.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Minister of Education said the teacher in a Bole SHS sexual misconduct case bears primary culpability under Ghana Education Service's code of conduct, which expressly prohibits teachers from having carnal knowledge of a student or exhibiting conduct suggesting amorous intent, regardless of circumstances. Teachers are bound by the doctrine of in loco parentis, under which they act as surrogate parents and are expected to protect students in their care.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Legal practitioner Gloria Ofori-Boadu has called for a comprehensive security policy across Ghana's university campuses after witnessing insecurity near KNUST, where she encountered motorbike riders harassing road users. Her remarks follow recent incidents including a student suicide, a viral sex tape involving a teacher and student, and the murder of a University of Cape Coast student.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Senior lawyer Kofi Bentil has criticised what he describes as parental excesses that undermine discipline in Ghana's schools, citing examples of overindulgence such as buying cars for children to take to school. His comments come amid heightened public concern following recent incidents in Ghana's education sector.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →