Deputy Education Minister Dr. Clement Apaak has expressed concern over a widely circulated video depicting male students from Sakafia Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi exhibiting charms they say give them spiritual power.
In the footage, students are seen openly presenting various charms, with some concealed beneath their uniforms and others on display.
The clip has sparked widespread public condemnation, prompting questions about student welfare, school discipline, and escalating violence and misconduct in senior high schools.
In a Facebook statement issued Thursday, January 15, 2026, Dr. Apaak disclosed that he has directed the issue to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) for immediate intervention.
“I’ve forwarded the attached story and the associated disturbing video to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service for action,” he stated.
The Deputy Minister stressed that authorities will not tolerate violence or unruly behaviour in the nation’s schools.
“We cannot accept violence in our schools and between students from different schools. We are determined to restore discipline in our educational system,” he said.
Dr. Apaak called on parents to take greater responsibility for their children’s moral development by supervising and directing their behaviour at school, encouraging them to regularly warn their children against wrongdoing.
“Parents must take an interest in the behaviour of their wards in school. Parents ought to regularly caution their wards against misconduct and acts of indiscipline,” he noted.
He also pointed to the reestablishment of Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) as an intentional strategy to enhance partnership between educational institutions and parents, especially at pre-tertiary levels.
“We restored PTAs because we believe parents have a crucial and collaborative role to play in the education of their wards, especially at the pre-tertiary level,” Dr. Apaak added.