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NETRIGHT calls for GES offenders register and annual abuse reports
By SchoolRegistry Ghana Newsroom ·
MyJoyOnline reported that NETRIGHT Convener Professor Akosua Darkwah, speaking on JoyNews Newsfile on Saturday 24 October, asked the Ghana Education Service to create an offenders register and publish yearly reports on sexual abuse cases in schools and how they were resolved. She said the allegations involving the headmaster of Obuasi Senior High Technical School should push GES to review child protection policies and enforcement. She also questioned whether transferring teachers is an adequate response to sexual misconduct allegations. Her comments followed an investigative documentary by journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni on abuse allegations at the school.
“We want an offenders' register”
Key facts
- NETRIGHT Convener Professor Akosua Darkwah called on GES to establish an offenders register.
- She asked GES to publish annual reports on sexual abuse cases reported in schools and how they were handled.
- She spoke on JoyNews Newsfile on Saturday, October 24.
- The item was published on 24 October 2026.
- She said the Obuasi Senior High Technical School headmaster abuse allegations should prompt GES to review child protection policies.
- She questioned the GES policy of transferring teachers in sexual misconduct cases.
What this means for parents and students
A women's rights group is asking the Ghana Education Service to keep a register of offenders and to publish every year how many sexual abuse cases schools reported and how they were handled. The call follows abuse allegations at Obuasi Senior High Technical School. The group also wants GES to rethink its practice of transferring teachers when sexual misconduct is alleged.
Source: MyJoyOnline (Ghana), 2026. Read the original.
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