Over 30 students from Sawla Senior High School in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of Ghana’s Savannah Region have been indefinitely suspended following allegations of indiscipline.
The majority of those affected are girls, accused of breaching Ghana Education Service (GES) regulations by bringing mobile phones onto the school campus.
Sources within the District Directorate of GES have suggested that the suspended students were also involved in other immoral activities on campus.
A seven-member committee set up by the school’s management investigated the claims and found the students guilty, resulting in their suspension.
Sawla SHS, which has been embroiled in controversy in recent years—including incidents of inappropriate tutor-student relationships leading to dismissals—now faces backlash from parents.
Some families have expressed anger, claiming they were not formally notified of their children’s suspension and only learned about the decision from third parties.
“We were caught off guard,” one parent said. “We had no official communication. They acted without involving us in the process, and now we’re left not even knowing where our children are.”
The suspension comes amid ongoing concerns about the school’s management.
Sawla SHS has faced criticism for poor academic performance, including ranking last in the Savannah Region in the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
