Three teachers of the Bolgatanga Girls’ Senior High School (SHS) in the Upper East Region have been released from the school for their part in a sex scandal and assault on two students.
Bolgatanga Municipal Director of Education Madison Amokase Anane, who was not enthused about the behaviour of and various roles played the teachers in relation to the scandal recommended the transfer of the affected teachers from the school after a disciplinary committee probe.
Class FM’s Upper East Regional correspondent, William Jalulah, reports that the transfer takes effect from the next academic year which begins in September this year.
It would be recalled that Class News recently carried a story about a sex scandal which hit the school leading to the setting up of a committee to investigate the matter.
The committee, after completing its work, subsequently presented the report to the Bolgatanga Municipal Director of Education.
It was discovered that the committee had failed to propose an appropriate sanction, hence the education director recommending the teachers be transferred.
Class News’ investigations have revealed that during the investigations, members of the committee disagreed over the information and facts gathered. While some members were biased towards the teachers, others were firm and resolute towards sanctions that should be meted out to the culprits.
The misunderstanding resulted in the committee stating that the indicted teachers should be sanctioned but stopping short of specifying the punishment.
The director, therefore, recommended that the male teachers involved, Mbama Alia and Alex Dewura, be released from the school. Joyce Asabayire, the female teacher who together with her two accomplices beat up the two school girls on suspicion that the pupils were flirting with their husbands, has also been released from the school.
The decision by the director has since sparked confusion in the school as some members of the committee have argued that the decision by the director was unfair.
The indicted teachers have also threatened to draw the director to court over the sanctions. Meanwhile, the Regional Minister, Albert Abongo, has requested for a copy of the report and has set up a team to study it and advise him accordingly.
Source: GhanaWeb
