The Director in charge of Guidance and Counselling Unit of the Ghana Education Service, Mrs Gifty Sekyi-Bremansu, has called on school administrators to develop and implement gender-based violence policies in order to make the school environment safer for students.
She said the phenomenon of violence against students, especially sexual harassment had become a very common feature which required a concerted effort to deal with in schools. "As educators and stakeholders, we have a collective responsibility to create a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all our students," she said.
Mrs Sekyi-Bremansu made the called at a stakeholder engagement and launch of this year's nationwide campaign against gender-based violence in secondary schools across the country in Accra yesterday.
The campaign, which forms part of the Orange the World: 16 days of Activism for Safer Schools, is being organised by the Ghana Education Service (GES) with support from the Ministry of Education.