The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in the Ashanti Region has threatened to boycott the English Language West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scheduled for today, June 10, 2026, and to initiate protests if a colleague, Eric Buernortey Apaflo, who is currently in police custody, is not released.
The teacher, employed as a hostel caretaker at Nyinahin Catholic Senior High School (GNAT) in the Atwima Mponua District, was detained following an incident involving a final-year female student.
According to the Association, the teacher has remained in custody since his arrest after the altercation, a situation that GNAT claims raises concerns regarding the handling of the case.
“The teacher has done nothing wrong, but we have heard an order from above has been authorised that he is not granted bail instead of them to come down and investigating the matter thoroughly,” he said.
While addressing journalists at the Nyinahini Police Station, the GNAT District Chairman called for immediate intervention from authorities, urging the police to grant the teacher bail and for education officials to ensure that due process is adhered to.
“Should the teacher not be granted bail by tomorrow, GNAT Ashanti Region will be compelled to direct teachers of Nyinahin Catholic SHS and all teachers in the district to boycott the ongoing WASSCE examinations. If the students do not write the English Language, nobody should be blamed,” one of them said.
The association also indicated that if their concerns are not addressed, teachers would take further measures, including wearing red armbands and participating in protest marches to express their dissatisfaction.
“Once it has happened to someone, it can happen to everybody tomorrow. Touch one, touch all. So, if they don’t release the teacher, then the students at Nyinahin will not write the WASSCE.
Our investigations have revealed the student is remorseful and begging for forgiveness,” he revealed.
Our enquiries have shown that the student is regretful and pleading for forgiveness,” he revealed.
GNAT emphasised that although it is dedicated to maintaining discipline in educational institutions and ensuring the well-being of teachers, it anticipates that authorities will take swift action to avert any further escalation.
