An executive of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Christian Adinkrah, has voiced discontent over the interdiction of certain senior high school headmasters who charged unauthorized fees.
Mr Adinkrah argues that such punitive actions serve as disincentives for school heads to proactively address challenges within their institutions.
“This action means heads shouldn’t take initiatives,” he said on the Ghana Tonight show on TV3 Monday December 11.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed the removal of seven Senior High School headmasters in the Ashanti Region, including Kumasi Girls, Asanteman, Kumasi, Manso Adubia, Agric Nzema Community, Nkawie, and Collins Senior High School.
“It has come to the notice of Management the collection of unauthorised monies as part of the admission process,” a letter dated December 8, 2023 to the Headmasters read.
This action follows their collection of unauthorized fees during the admission process, encompassing charges for sewn anniversary cloth, house dues, book sales, calculator sales, and anniversary cloth sales, among other items.
The GES instructed them to promptly hand over all school properties to the Regional Director of Education for investigation, effective December 8, 2023.
“Based on the above and as the code of conduct stipulates, you are to step aside for investigation to be conducted. you are hereby directed to hand over all properties of the school with effect from 8th December, 2023 to the Regional Director of Education,” the GES directed.