Who protects the dreamer? (Part II) — Reflections on the vulnerability of the Girl Child in the Obuasi Senior High Technical School Scandal

Source: MyJoyOnline · 2026-10-21T11:17:43.000Z · Education

There is something sickeningly cruel about a society that encourages a girl to dream, sends her to school to build that dream, and then leaves her vulnerable to the very people entrusted with protecting her. The allegations emerging from Obuasi Senior High Technical School against its headmaster, Zakaria Abdulai, involving sexual abuse, including rape, are deeply disturbing. If established, these allegations would represent not merely a crime, but a monstrous betrayal of trust, authority and the sacred responsibility of educating children.

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