Ranking Member on the Education Committee in Parliament, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the action taken by the Ghana Education Service on the allegation against eleven senior high school head teachers who have been interdicted for allegedly charging unauthorized fees.
He suggested that the Ghana Education Service should have given the accused headteachers a hearing on the situation before deciding to interdict them.
According to him, the act taken by the Ghana Education Service is unprofessional because he feels they should have allowed the headteachers to tell their side of the story before coming out with any verdict.
“We are aware that firm instructions have been issued to the heads of the various senior high schools in the country, but I will say that they are working under certain conditions that make it difficult for them to deliver on their mandate. They might have erred, but I am not happy with how the Ghana Education Service has unprofessionally handled the matter. These are people working for you to help you pursue your agenda, so no matter what offence they commit, the first thing as an employer is to invite them and hear their side of the story.”
In a related development, four out of the seven head teachers who were interdicted for allegedly charging unauthorized fees in the Ashanti Region are expected to appear before a committee set up to investigate the claims today, December 12.
