Stop Intimidating Heads Speaking Up About Challenges – GNAT

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has requested that authorities refrain from intimidating school principals who speak out about problems in their schools.

Addressing a gathering at the 60th Anniversary celebration of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Second Cycle Schools in Koforidua, Reverend Isaac Owusu, President of GNAT, stated that no form of intimidation would prevent them from doing better for their schools.

“When heads who are managers of the secondary schools want to speak on challenges, we see those in authorities attacking and intimidating them. The Minister is saying that, we should produce assertive students but the agony is we can not have tamed headteachers producing assertive students. We believe that, the era of intimidation is over.”

He also urged principals to speak out against the challenges that their schools face.