GES SUSPENDS GHANASCO HEADMASTER AND HOUSEMASTER OVER STUDENTS SLEEPING IN TOILETS AS DORMITARIES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has suspended the headmaster and senior housemaster of Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale of the Northern Region over a viral video showing students of the school sleeping in a toilet facility as accommodation.

The GES indicated that the school turning a toilet into an accommodation facility is unacceptable since their records show that the school is supposed to have excess accommodation capacity for 300 students.

“This is very disturbing and unfortunate especially when records available to us indicates that, out of the one thousand seven hundred and ninety (1,790) vacancies declared by the school, only one thousand four hundred and sixty seven (1,467) students have enrolled”.

“The school is expected to have excess capacity to even house extra three hundred (300) students. It is unacceptable to have students sleep in such a place”

In a press release signed by the Head of Public Relations unit of the Ghana Education Service, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, she assured all stakeholders and the general public that it will continue to ensure that the students entrusted in their care are in a safe school environment.

However, the GES has directed the Regional Director of Education to investigate and report back in two weeks after the directive to the headmaster and Senior housemaster to step aside to allow for further investigations.

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STORY BY ;LETICIA DADZIE