New Viral Video: Okadjakrom SHS Teacher and Student Filmed in Compromising Act

Okadjakrom SHS Teacher and Student Filmed in Compromising Act in New Viral Video Barely A week after the educational community was shaken by a viral video from KNUST SHS involving a headteacher, another deeply disturbing video has surfaced.

This time, it allegedly involves a teacher and a female student from Okadjakrom Senior High School (SHS) in the Oti Region, caught in a highly compromising act with the teacher in the office.

The video making round looks as though it was filmed through the key hole of the door to the office.

The video, which has spread rapidly across social media, reportedly captures the teacher engaged in a amoral act with the student within what appears to be his office on school premises. The individuals who recorded the video, believed to be other students, can be heard expressing their shock and disgust, highlighting a pervasive feeling that teachers are taking undue advantage of female students.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) cannot remain silent. This incident is not merely an allegation; it is a potential crime and a grave breach of professional ethics that threatens the very foundation of student safety and trust in our educational institutions.

A Flagrant Breach of the GES Code of Conduct

The alleged actions in this video represent a flagrant violation of the fundamental principles outlined in the GES Code of Conduct for staff. Specifically, the teacher’s behaviour, if proven, contravenes several key sections, including:

Abuse of Authority and Trust: The GES Code of Conduct explicitly forbids any staff member from using their position of authority to exploit a student. A teacher-student relationship is inherently unbalanced, and any amoral interaction constitutes a severe abuse of power.
Protection of Children: Every educator has a primary duty of care. The Code mandates that teachers protect learners from abuse and harm. Engaging in a amoral act with a student is the ultimate betrayal of this duty.
Professional Misconduct: The Code of Conduct clearly defines intimate relationships with students as professional misconduct. Such an act is considered a dismissible offense as it brings the entire teaching profession into disrepute and undermines public confidence in the education system.

Potential Implications and Necessary Sanctions

Should a formal investigation substantiate the events captured in the video, the consequences for the teacher involved must be swift and severe, in line with GES regulations and the laws of Ghana. The likely implications include:

Immediate Interdiction: The teacher must be immediately suspended from all duties pending the outcome of a full investigation.
Dismissal from the Service: If found guilty, the teacher faces summary dismissal from the Ghana Education Service for gross misconduct.
Revocation of Teaching License: The National Teaching Council (NTC) should be involved to permanently revoke the individual’s license to teach, ensuring he can never endanger students in a classroom again.
Criminal Prosecution: Depending on the age of the student, the teacher could face serious criminal charges, including defilement, which carries severe legal penalties.

An Urgent Plea to the GES

The Ghana Education News portal is urgently calling on the Ghana Education Service to:

Launch an Immediate Investigation: Immediately form a committee to investigate the Okadjakrom SHS video and the circumstances surrounding it.
Protect the Student and Whistleblowers: Ensure the female student involved receives the necessary psychological and emotional support. Furthermore, the students who brought this act to light must be protected from any form of victimization.
Communicate Transparently: The public and parents deserve to know what steps are being taken to address this scandal and prevent future occurrences.

The students who bravely recorded this incident have sounded an alarm. It is now the solemn duty of the GES to act decisively to restore sanity, enforce its own Code of Conduct, and ensure that our schools are the safe havens for learning they are meant to be.

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