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

Peter QuarteyEconomist 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.

Quartey urged the GES to reconsider the directive and replace the blanket ban with comprehensive policy guidelines that preserve the educational value of graduation ceremonies while eliminating their excesses.

Quartey questioned the scope of the directive, arguing that the phrase "related activities" was too vague and could inadvertently affect long-standing educational traditions such as speech and prize-giving ceremonies.