{"id":410858,"date":"2025-10-02T05:26:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T05:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/10\/02\/dismissed-assistant-headmaster-who-fondled-student-may-be-mentally-unstable-psychologist\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T05:26:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T05:26:05","slug":"dismissed-assistant-headmaster-who-fondled-student-may-be-mentally-unstable-psychologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/10\/02\/dismissed-assistant-headmaster-who-fondled-student-may-be-mentally-unstable-psychologist\/","title":{"rendered":"Dismissed assistant headmaster who fondled student may be mentally unstable \u2013 Psychologist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">Lecturer and psychologist, Emmanuel Ziggah, has commented on the decision by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to dismiss Charles Akwasi Aidoo, the Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of KNUST Senior High School.<\/p>\n<p>Ziggah described the circumstances leading to the headmaster\u2019s dismissal as deeply troubling.<\/p>\n<p>The Assistant Headmaster was relieved of his duties by the GES on September 29, 2025, following the viral circulation of a video allegedly showing him engaging in misconduct with a female student.<\/p>\n<p>Ziggah suggested that the Assistant Headmaster may be grappling with a mental health issue and recommended that he undergo a thorough psychological examination.<\/p>\n<p>The psychologist expressed deep confusion over the incident, particularly the fact that the misconduct was allegedly filmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am struggling to understand why the Assistant Headmaster would jeopardize his years of service by engaging in misconduct\u2014fondling a female student\u2014and then allow for it to be filmed. I believe he may be suffering from a mental illness. Had he been mentally stable, he would not have engaged in such an action,\u201d Ziggah stated.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5FM, Ziggah also advised authorities to extend attention to the female student.<\/p>\n<p>He recommended a comprehensive review of her life circumstances, including a visit to her family, to better understand the environment in which she lives.<\/p>\n<p>He further reiterated a broader concern that discipline has significantly deteriorated, arguing that society is facing challenges due to a breakdown in student morality and values.<\/p>\n<p>Ziggah added that the Assistant Headmaster has caused irreparable damage to his educational career, noting that the label of \u201cpredator\u201d will be a permanent stain on his professional life.<\/p>\n<p>He strongly advocated for the immediate assignment of counsellors to both the female student and the dismissed Assistant Headmaster.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lecturer and psychologist, Emmanuel Ziggah, has commented on the decision by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to dismiss Charles Akwasi Aidoo, the Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of KNUST Senior High School. 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The Assistant Headmaster was relieved of his duties by the GES on September [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":409924,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-410858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dismissed assistant headmaster who fondled student may be mentally unstable \u2013 Psychologist - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/10\/02\/dismissed-assistant-headmaster-who-fondled-student-may-be-mentally-unstable-psychologist\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dismissed assistant headmaster who fondled student may be mentally unstable \u2013 Psychologist - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lecturer and psychologist, Emmanuel Ziggah, has commented on the decision by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to dismiss Charles Akwasi Aidoo, the Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of KNUST Senior High School. 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