Education Minister refers Obuasi SHS headmaster’s sexual misconduct allegations to CID

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has forwarded allegations of sexual misconduct involving Obuasi Senior High Technical School headmaster Zakaria Abdulai and female students to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for investigation. This action aims to allow police to probe the criminal aspects of the allegations while education authorities conduct separate administrative inquiries.

On October 19, Mr. Iddrisu confirmed Mr. Abdulai's suspension pending investigations and emphasized the government's zero-tolerance stance on sexual misconduct in schools. He stated that such acts constitute abuse of office and the government strongly objects to them. Additionally, the Minister hinted at broader measures to tackle indiscipline in schools, such as enacting stricter regulations to govern both student and teacher behavior.

He also pledged to establish a committee to advise the government on the issue, while supporting the possibility of making the Ghana Education Service's (GES) code of conduct legally binding according to Article 11 of the 1992 Constitution.