GES Investigates Two Pepease D/A JHS Teachers Over Classroom Fight

The Ghana Education Service (GES) is investigating two teachers at Pepease D/A Junior High School in the Ashanti Region after a video of them fighting in a classroom spread across social media.

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu announced the probe in Parliament on Tuesday, 10 November, as first reported by Citi News. He said the Ashanti Regional Education Directorate had been instructed to carry out a formal investigation into what happened.

The footage, which has been widely shared online, shows the two male staff members trading punches inside a classroom on the school grounds. According to the report, the confrontation was said to have started over a disagreement involving a female colleague. The circumstances have not been officially confirmed.

The minister told lawmakers that the teachers would face disciplinary action under the GES Code of Conduct and the Public Services Regulations.

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"Regarding the incident at the Pepease D/A JHS, the Ashanti Regional Education Director has been directed to conduct formal investigations," Mr Iddrisu said.

He added: "We will ensure that the GES investigates the matter and appropriate sanctions are applied."

The two teachers have not been publicly named. The minister did not say when the investigation is expected to conclude or what sanctions the teachers could face if the regional directorate's findings go against them.

The GES Code of Conduct sets out the standards of behaviour expected of teachers and other staff of the service, while the Public Services Regulations govern discipline across the public service. Mr Iddrisu said both would guide the proceedings against the two teachers.