General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers, Mr. Thomas Tanko Musah, has stated that the Association endorses the directive issued by the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, which bans students from wearing long hair while in school.
According to him, “the educational institution is not a party centre, it is a learning institution, so whoever goes there to learn must be ready to play by the rules of the game and further explained that “when we are teaching children, we teach them three things- we are teaching the mind, the heart, and the hand. It is a holistic education we give the children,” the GNAT General Secretary noted that the essence of the directive by the Minister is to get the students to focus on the purpose of being in the school.
The Minister also reiterated the government’s stance against teachers who engage in sexual misconduct with students, noting that appropriate sanctions would be meted out to offenders.“There is a lot of growing indiscipline in our schools, with some teachers even abusing learners; we will not accept that. We will apply heavy sanctions to any teacher who wants to take advantage of a learner.”Mr Haruna Iddrisu, who represented the Vice President, Prof Nana Jane Opoku-Agyeman, as the Special Guest for Mawuli School’s 75th anniversary, also commended the school for moulding personalities who continue to contribute to the country’s social, political, and economic development.
