Educationist, Nii Armah Addy, says the Ghana Education Service (GES) Code of Conduct that prohibits students from doing chores for teachers exists only on paper.
According to him, Section 3.7(v) of the Code, which bars teachers from sending students to their bungalows to perform household chores, is not being enforced, allowing the practice to persist.
Mr. Addy was speaking on Campus Exclusive on Radio Univers on 26 October 2026, following reports of students being made to run errands and perform household chores for teachers, amid allegations of sexual misconduct.
He noted that regulations governing the education sector are only referred to when unfortunate incidents occur.
“Yes, because nobody cares. If the regulation is there, why have we not adhered to it? Even the managers of the schools who are supposed to ensure adherence to the regulations are failing,” he said.
“So the laws are just there in the books and they are not made to work until this unfortunate situation happens before we start quoting the law,” he added.
He explained that strong regulations should be backed by clear sanctions to deter teachers and school managers from engaging in the practice.
He also urged stakeholders to collectively address the challenge, calling on the Ministry of Education as the policymaker, the GES as the policy implementer, heads of schools, parents and students to find a lasting solution.
“They must review their regulations and strictly abide by them. The policymaker, the policy implementer, the school heads and authorities, and then students and parents must all come together and find a solution to this dispassionately,” he said.
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Story by Willett Tarlue | univers.ug.edu.gh
Edited by Vanessa Katrin Ohene
