Ghanaian Economist Criticizes GES Ban on Graduation Ceremonies

Prof. Quartey slams GES ban on graduation ceremonies as ‘knee-jerk reaction’, calls for policy guidelines

Economist and Executive Director of the Startrite Montessori School, Professor Peter Quartey, has criticised the Ghana Education Service's (GES) decision to ban graduation ceremonies and related activities in pre-tertiary schools, describing the move as a "knee-jerk reaction" that punishes schools instead of addressing the excesses that prompted the directive. Speaking on Joy FM's Super Morning Show on Tuesday, Prof. Quartey said the GES failed to consult private school operators or their re...

By Isaac Yeboah