The Ghana Education Service (GES) has changed its mind about ordering supervisors and invigilators to search BECE candidates’ private areas.
In a previous statement, the GES said that before candidates enter the exam rooms, supervisors and invigilators should search them, including their private areas.
“Supervisors and Invigilators are authorized to thoroughly search all candidates including their private parts before they are allowed to enter the examination hall.
“They are also permitted to search candidates wearing head covering including veils,” GES directed in its earlier statement.
The Minority on Education Committee of Parliament criticized the move saying that a thorough search of BECE candidates including their private parts undermine their fundamental human rights.
Attached is the new statement from the GES
