At the 2024 Ghana Teacher Prize ceremonies, Fuseina Fuseini, a 42-year-old educator at Madina SDA Basic school in the Greater Accra Region, was named Ghana’s Most Outstanding Teacher.
On World Teachers Day, an occasion to honour educators who have made noteworthy contributions to the country’s educational system, comes with an award.
The Day was celebrated on the theme “Valuing Teacher Voices: Towards a New Social Contract for Education.”
Speaking at the 2024 Ghana Teacher Prize in Kumasi on Saturday, Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, announced the government was developing a raft of measures that will strictly ensure zero tolerance for indiscipline in Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country.
He issued a warning to students, telling them that if they cause disruption in their schools, they will only be held responsible.
Concerns concerning discipline at SHSs have been raised by a recent stabbing incident at O’Reilly Senior High School, which ended in the death of a student following a violent altercation with a colleague.
A committee to look into the case was formed by the Ghana Education Service after several teacher unions denounced the occurrence.
“A note of caution to all students that there should be no tolerance for indiscipline in our schools and there will be zero tolerance for indiscipline in our schools. We have some proposals that we are going to be discussing with CHASS and others regarding discipline in high schools. We have begun with the appointments of deans of discipline. That is a good start.
“…Zero tolerance for indiscipline in our high schools. The era where students, when they fail their WASSCE, go on a rampage destroying school properties will be over because we are working and we are going to be working with tertiary institutions, colleges of education, nursing training colleges, universities to ensure that when you are moving from high school to the university, you will provide a testimonial.
“You will have to secure a reference letter talking about your character. So if you go on a rampage and disrupt property, that ends your career. Indiscipline will not be tolerated anywhere in our schools. If you are proving to become a nuisance at Adisadel, we will give the school the right to do an opportunity transfer, you’ll be sent to another school,” he stated.
Source: Citinewsroom