{
  "id": 15883504,
  "title": "Obuasi SHTS closure leaves final-year students facing uncertainty ahead of WASSCE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/obuasi-shts-closure-leaves-final-year-students-facing-uncertainty",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T12:07:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/obuasi-shts-closure-leaves-final-year-students-facing-uncertainty-ahead-of-wassce/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The closure of Obuasi Senior High and Technical School (SHTS) has left final-year and second-year students in a state of uncertainty as they await the resumption of academic activities. This comes after a student riot in August left the school shut for nearly three months, following allegations of sexual abuse involving female students and the headmaster. The school was ordered closed by the municipal assembly, despite the start of the new academic calendar, leaving students to engage in domestic chores, trading activities, or spend time on the streets. President of the Concerned Citizens of Adansi, Anthony Coffie, has expressed concern over the prolonged closure, particularly for final-year students preparing for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). He argues that the lost instructional time threatens their examination preparation and academic prospects, urging urgent action from traditional and government authorities to reopen the school and restore normal academic activities.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "‘What else do we want before taking action?’ – Abena Osei Asare questions police’s handling of Obuasi SHTS case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/what-else-do-we-want-before-taking-action-abena-osei-asare-questions",
        "published": "2026-10-21T10:14:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Obuasi SHTS abuse allegations: Education Ministry knew nothing until exposé – Dr. Apaak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/obuasi-shts-abuse-allegations-education-ministry-knew-nothing-until-15883506",
        "published": "2026-10-21T12:04:42.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}