General News of Monday, 4 June 2018Source: Myjoyonline.comEstablish national committee to probe abuse of girls in schools - NGO tells GESExecutives of Plan Ghana’s Girls Advocacy AlliancePlan Ghana’s Girls Advocacy Alliance is calling on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to establish a national committee to investigate the alleged abuse of girls in schools by teachers. Citing the recent incident at the Ejisuman Senior High School, the alliance noted the abuse is widespread and requires a national plan to tackle. GES should set up a national committee to thoroughly investigate the widespread concern of sexual abuse of girls in schools," Project Manager at the Alliance, Anna Nabere said. This caused the Ghana Education Service to establish a seven-member committee to investigate the issue which submitted its report in April 2018. Sexual abuse against girls happens right from basic schools through to the Senior High level and even in the universities.”Anna Nabere warned such abuses usually have dire consequences on girls which they struggle to recover from.

Source: GhanaWeb June 04, 2018 15:45 UTC