The Ministry of Education has urged the Ghana Police Service to intensify efforts to locate, arrest and prosecute the interdicted teacher of Bole Senior High School who remains at large.
In a statement signed by the Deputy Minister for Education, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, the Ministry expressed concern that the teacher had not yet been apprehended despite the seriousness of the allegations against him and the public interest surrounding the case.
The Ministry said it had taken note of reports that the teacher recently granted an interview in which he claimed his conduct was unintentional, adding that information from the interview, including a reported request for a transfer to a village school, could assist investigators in tracking him down.
It called on the Police to explore all available means, including digital tracking and engaging the source of the interview, to locate the suspect.
According to the Ministry, preliminary information available suggests that the teacher’s actions were deliberate and not accidental as claimed.
The statement further alleged that other videos had emerged showing the same teacher engaging in similar inappropriate conduct with other female students, raising concerns about possible abuse of his position as an educator.
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has described the incident at Bole Senior High School as unacceptable, shameful and inconsistent with the standards expected of members of the teaching profession.
The Ministry expressed confidence in the ability of the Ghana Police Service to apprehend the teacher, urging members of the public with information about his whereabouts to report to the Police or the Ministry.
It also raised concerns over what it described as increasing cases of indiscipline involving teachers, school heads and students across educational institutions, warning that such incidents undermine effective teaching and learning and threaten efforts to create safe school environments.
The Ministry said the Ghana Education Service (GES) had been directed to take firm action against all forms of misconduct in pre-tertiary institutions, with sanctions to be applied in accordance with existing laws and regulations.
It added that the Ministry would soon organise a National Dialogue on addressing indiscipline in schools, bringing together key stakeholders to develop practical and sustainable solutions.
The Ministry reiterated that discipline remains a critical foundation for quality education and that violations of professional and ethical standards must attract appropriate consequences.
