Teachers who abuse students will face sanctions – Vice-President
By Solomon Nartey Tetteh
The Vice-President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to protecting teachers and students from all forms of abuse within the country’s education system.
Speaking at the 2025 Ghana Teacher Prize event held at the University of Health and Allied Sciences, Prof Opoku-Agyemang commended teachers nationwide for their resilience and dedication, despite enduring infrastructural and human resource challenges in the education sector.
“Our education sector still faces some infrastructural and human resource challenges. But even in the face of these, our teachers have continued to improvise with what they have. And I want to salute all of you,” she said.
The Vice-President stressed that teachers deserve consistent support from all stakeholders, noting that educating the next generation requires collective responsibility.
“It takes a community to support teachers as they shape our leaders for the future,” she noted.
However, Prof Opoku-Agyemang expressed deep concern over recent reports of indiscipline and violence in schools, particularly incidents involving attacks on teachers.
She assured that the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES) would take decisive action against perpetrators of such acts.
“The Ministry of Education and the leadership of the education services will deal decisively with attacks on our teachers, especially physical assaults,” Prof Opoku-Agyemang emphasised.
She cautioned educators and school authorities against abusing the power and trust placed in them, citing a recent case involving a teacher in a management position accused of misconduct.
“In the same light, leadership cannot ignore those teachers and others in positions of power who abuse our young people. The recent events involving one of our teachers in a management position is a case in point,” Prof Opoku-Agyemang stated.
She reminded teachers that their role is one of trust, protection, and empathy, emphasising that the authority granted to educators must always be used to foster learning and not harm.
“The power given to us is to facilitate learning. We will not wait to apply sanctions to those who violate this trust,” the Vice-President added.
