GES Suspends SHS Headmaster For Turning Toilet Cubicles Into Dormitory.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted the headmaster of Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale over the use of toilet cubicles as dormitories for students.
The Senior Housemaster has also been suspended to allow the Regional Director of Education to investigate the case.
In a statement, the GES instructed the Director to provide his or her findings to the Service in two weeks’ time.
Earlier last week, videos showing how nondisinfected washrooms had been converted into dormitories surfaced on social media.
It is reported that this was done to address accommodation challenges facing the school.
But the Ghana Education Service has debunked such claims, revealing that its records show that out of the 1790 vacancies declared by the school, “only 1467 students have enrolled.”
This implies that the management of the school has excess capacity to house additional 300 students.
The GES has therefore described the current circumstance as “unacceptable, disturbing and unfortunate.”
The Service has therefore assured to get to the bottom of the matter and ensure that students entrusted in its care operate in a safe environment.
