Message to Basic School and Senior High School Male Teachers
Teachers, stop exploiting Basic and Senior High School girls.
This is not just a warning; it’s a cry for the girl child, our schools, and sanity.
DEAR MALE TEACHERS,
You’re gifted, admired, and passionate about your work. Many girls in your class may have crushes on you, but their admiration is not permission, their smiles are not invitations, and their boldness is not maturity. They’re still children, vulnerable, and figuring out their emotions.
When you cross that sacred line, you harm them, killing their confidence, future, and right to grow up whole and safe.
Many girls are walking around today broken, hiding pain, and blaming themselves because of teachers who exploited them.
_Let me say this loud and clear:_ If a girl student gets bold enough to come close, it’s because you’ve already given her the signal. Weak boundaries are an invitation to destruction.
Don’t justify your actions with excuses. Be different. Protect her, guard your role, and be disciplined.
You’re not just teaching a subject; you’re shaping a soul. Let the classroom be a place of growth, not trauma.
We must shout it louder until every teacher hears it:
_Leave the girl child alone!_
_Let her grow!_
_Let her breathe!_
_Let her be safe!_
Signed,
Ɔpanyin Wireko
Concerned Teacher
B’ED GHA.LANG – AKAN
University Education, Winneba.
