The Ghana Education Service has transferred four of the eight Senior High School headteachers in the Ashanti Region who were interdicted for allegedly collecting unapproved fees.

The interdictions took place in December 2023 in response to claims that a number of unauthorized fees, such as the payment of house dues, books, calculators, fees associated with the admissions process, and the printing of files, slips, and hymn books, were charged to students.

In an interview with Citi News, Sulemana Yeboah, the Ashanti Regional President of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), stated that the Ghana Education Service made a decision following an investigation into the claims.

“They [GES] have taken the decision where four of them [the headteachers] have been asked to go to their various schools and four of them have been swapped from their former schools to different schools. [Headteacher] of Kumasi Girls is now at Ntonsu SDA Girls and [Headteacher] of SDA Girls is at Nkawie. [Headteacher] of Nkawie SDA Girls has been moved to Nkroful Agric.

“And in the direct swap, we have [Headteacher] of Manso Adubia SHS moving to Tweapease Senior High School, and [Headteacher] of Tweapease Senior High School moving to Manso Adubia SHS. The last person moved from KSTS to Bosome Freho Senior High School to replace the headteacher, who is on retirement.”

CHASS subsequently, expressed disapproval of the Ghana Education Service’s handling of a few head teachers.

Despite being widely reported in the media as having been asked to resign due to the accusations, many of the head teachers in the Ashanti region had not received letters regarding their indictment.