Ministry of Education to appoint Dean of Disciplinary Affairs in SHSs

The Ministry of Education is set to appoint a Dean of Disciplinary Affairs in various Senior High Schools (SHSs) and Public Tertiary  Institutions to implement disciplinary measures to ensure students are academically and morally groomed to enhance proper cultural values and norms.

According to the ministry, misconduct of students that attract sanctions will be directed to the Dean of Disciplinary Affairs.

This follows the issue of the eight female students of Chiana Senior High School who were dismissed for making derogatory comments against President Akufo-Addo in a viral video last year.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) summarily dismissed the eight final-year students of the Chiana Senior High School (SHS) in the Kassena Nankana West District in the Upper East Region for insulting President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo later intervened after his attention was drawn to it.

Consequently, the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has directed the GES to consider an alternative disciplinary action instead of dismissal.

Subsequently, the Ghana Education Service referred the matter to the school’s disciplinary committee to explore alternative sanctions other than dismissal.

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ministry of Education, Kwesi Kwarteng,  noted that the guidance and counselling unit in schools would work together with the Dean of Disciplinary Affairs to effect discipline in students.

“Recently, the Minister hinted at the Dean of Disciplinary Affairs to augment the work. Just as we have institutions responsible for ensuring discipline, we still have persons who will go against the accepted cultural values and norms. So the Dean will work with the Guidance and Counselling unit to make sure there is discipline in our schools,” he explained.