The Parent‑Teacher Association (PTA) of Bolgatanga Girls’ Senior High School (BOGISS) has strongly condemned the alleged sexual abuse of a 14‑year‑old student with special needs and demanded a full, transparent, and expeditious investigation. The incident reportedly involves two security personnel assigned to the school.
In a statement issued on Monday, August 24, the PTA expressed “deep concern” over recent developments and media reports, describing the allegations as profoundly disturbing. It emphasized that no child entrusted to the school’s care should ever be subjected to sexual abuse, exploitation, or harm. The Association called for investigations to be conducted thoroughly and without delay, with appropriate sanctions applied to anyone found culpable.
“The PTA condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the alleged defilement of a student of this school. No child entrusted to the care of BOGISS should ever suffer any form of sexual abuse, exploitation, or harm, and we consider the allegations extremely disturbing. We commend the swift arrest of the two suspects by the Ghana Police Service and their interdiction by the Ghana Education Service (GES), and we call for full, transparent, and expeditious investigations, with the harshest sanctions applied to anyone found culpable under the law.”
Beyond the criminal investigation, the PTA further appealed to the GES, the Department of Social Welfare and other relevant child-protection agencies to ensure that the affected student receives the necessary support throughout the process. It said the student should have access to counselling, medical care and protection, while her welfare, dignity and educational future must remain a priority.
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“The PTA further calls on GES, the Department of Social Welfare, and relevant child-protection agencies to ensure that the affected student receives the counselling, medical care, and protection she needs, and that her welfare, dignity, and educational future are safeguarded throughout the process. Any decision affecting her status as a student should be guided first and foremost by her best interests, in line with standard child-protection practice.”
