Over thirty students, mostly girls, from Sawla Senior High School (SHS) in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region have been indefinitely suspended for violating school regulations, including bringing mobile phones to school.
Sources within the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) have revealed that the suspended students are also accused of engaging in immoral activities during their time at the school.
A seven-member committee, formed by the school’s management to investigate the matter, found the students guilty of the allegations, resulting in their suspension.
Sawla Senior High School has been in the news recently due to incidents involving inappropriate tutor-student relationships. Some staff members accused of misconduct were either dismissed or suspended.
However, the suspension has sparked protests from several parents who claim they were not officially notified about the actions taken by the school. One parent expressed frustration, questioning, “If I entrusted my child into your care, why should I be asked to send her packing without receiving official notice about the students involved? What kind of management is this?”
Another parent, Ferida Issahaku, voiced her dissatisfaction with the school’s decision to act without involving parents. “I only heard about the suspension from a friend. I should have been informed and perhaps gone to collect her. As of now, she hasn’t returned, and we don’t know where she is,” she said.
The school’s academic performance has also been a point of concern, especially after it ranked the lowest in the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Savannah Region, where the school is located, was also ranked last in Ghana for the same exam.
SOURCE: Isaac Nongya
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