MzGee has delivered a blistering rebuke of what she describes as Ghana’s growing culture of silence around sexual abuse in schools, questioning the morality of teachers who prey on their students and the society that enables them.
Speaking on her show Gee O’clock, the outspoken broadcaster said the recent sexual scandals involving teachers were a stain on the nation’s conscience.
“Parents are constantly living in fear. You send your child to school and you don’t know if someone will molest them. Before now, we used to hear of girls being defiled; now even boys are being abused. How do we even sleep as parents?” she said.
Her comments come in the wake of disciplinary actions by the Ghana Education Service (GES), including the dismissal of the Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of KNUST Senior High School after a viral video showed him in a compromising situation with a female student, and the interdiction of a teacher from Okadjakrom Senior High Technical School for alleged sexual misconduct.
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MzGee described these cases as a reflection of a moral decay that has eroded empathy and accountability in society.
She argued that victims, often students, are silenced by fear, shame, and the power imbalance between them and their abusers.
“If grown-ups are scared to speak when they’re harassed by bosses, how much more teenagers who depend on these same teachers for grades and opportunities?” she asked.
She also slammed those suggesting that the students may have “consented” to the acts, calling such claims repugnant and morally bankrupt.
“Imagine if it was your child. These are children, intimidated, manipulated, and afraid. The teacher has power over them. How can anyone call that consent?” she fired back.
MzGee insisted that no argument about age or willingness could justify a teacher exploiting a student, describing it as “a betrayal of both trust and humanity.”
She continued, “Who raised these people who are molesting children? If you cannot control yourself, walk away. There are adults your age. Don’t destroy someone’s child, someone’s dream.”
The ace broadcaster also condemned the culture of victim-blaming and leniency, insisting that protecting children should be treated as a sacred duty.
“Parents have suffered and sacrificed to raise their children. To harm them is to betray humanity itself. May God give us hearts that feel and the strength to protect our children,” she said.
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