Education Minister, Haruna Iddrisu has directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to ensure that students are not made to perform domestic duties for headmasters and teachers.
The directive seeks to protect learners from practices that effectively turn them into domestic servants within educational institutions.
“The Director-General of GES has been directed that no student should serve any headmaster or teacher as if they were the domestic servant of the headmaster and teachers forthwith,” Mr Iddrisu said.
He made the announcement at a press conference on Monday, October 26, 2026, following allegations of sexual misconduct involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School (SHTS), Zakaria Abdulai, and female students.
The case has sparked public concern and renewed calls for stronger safeguards to protect students from abuse and exploitation in schools.
Mr Iddrisu assured the public that the Ministry of Education and GES would take the necessary administrative and legal steps to safeguard learners. He also stressed that political affiliations would not influence investigations into the allegations against Mr Abdulai, who is a member of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC).
The minister said due process would be followed and urged parents, guardians and students to support efforts to strengthen student protection in schools.
Mr Abdulai has been interdicted pending investigations, while the criminal aspects of the allegations have been referred to the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service.
