REBECCA K. SAI (MRS) AND PRESBYTERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL, OSU [2012]DLCHRAJ5976

Date	2012-08-13
Suit No.	CHRAJ/359/2007/1576
Citation No.	[2012]DLCHRAJ5976

JOSEPH WHITTAL

[2012]DLCHRAJ5976
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><a name="_gjdgxs"></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">REBECCA K. SAI (MRS)<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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color:#00B050">PRESBYTERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL, OSU<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
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mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 0in 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">CHRAJ/359/2007/1576&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;13-08-2012<o:p></o:p>

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</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>Mrs. Rebecca Sai, complained to the Commission on 31st May 2007 on
behalf of Jemimah Naa Torshii Sai and Eunice Lartey, all former students in the
Respondent's School.<o:p></o:p>In her petition, she explained that the Headmistress of the
Presbyterian Secondary School, Osu, Mrs. Dennise Dina Oyi Welbeck, delayed
Jemimah Torshii Sai in writing her Senior Secondary School Certificate
Examination, (Mathematics paper on the 18/05/2007 with the explanation that
Jemimah's father, Mr Sai, a former employee of the School failed to hand over
properly before he left the School.<o:p></o:p>In the case of Eunice Lartey, she stated that the candidate who
happened to also be her daughter was not allowed to write the paper for
non-payment of Parent Teacher Association Levy.<o:p></o:p>RESPONDENT'S
REACTION<o:p></o:p>In its reaction to these
allegations, the Respondent contended that it was the failure of Jemimah Naa
Sai's father, a former employee of the school, to hand over properly that
necessitated her action. The action taken was to compel Jemimah Torshie Sai's
father to hand over the school's property under his care to the School. The
Respondent attributed the loss of some school property including science
equipment to Mr. Sai. The Respondent stated that a probe into the matter found
Mr. Sai, who was in charge of the school's laboratory liable. He could not
account for the missing items before he left, even though he was requested to
return or replace them. The Respondent explained that the only way it could
retrieve the missing equipment from Mr Sai was to prevent his daughter from
writing one of her papers that was to compel her to bring her father to
handover the missing science equipment and to deter other person who misplaced
or destroyed school property.<o:p></o:p>With regards to Eunice Lartey,
the Respondent explained that her parents failed to pay their Parent Teacher
Association levy. The Respondent further explained that it was the school's
policy that each parent should pay an amount of GH¢10 for extra classes and GH
¢3 for plastic chairs. Eunice Lartey's parents did not also adhere to this
policy.<o:p></o:p>According to the Respondent,
it was Mr. Nii Ankrah Hyde, a National Service Person of the school who
assisted Eunice Lartey to write the letter denouncing the complaint pending
before the Commission.<o:p></o:p>ISSUES<o:p></o:p>The issues for determination in this matter are:<o:p></o:p><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
 font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
 mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">Whether the Headmistress delayed
 Jemimah Naa Toshii Sai in writing her SSCE Mathematics paper? <o:p></o:p></li>
 <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; border: none;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
 font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;
 mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;">Whether the Headmistress used non
 payment of the Parent Teacher (PTA) Association Levy to prevent students
 from writing their examination?<o:p></o:p></li>
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Whether Eunice Lartey signed
the Disclaimer letter?<o:p></o:p>ANALYSIS OF</main>