Message to Basic and Senior High School Male Teachers.

Stop Exploiting Our Girls!

This isn’t just a warning—it’s a cry for the girl child, for our schools, and for sanity. As male teachers, you are gifted, admired, and passionate about your work. Many girls in your class may look up to you or have crushes on you, but their admiration is not permission, their smiles are not invitations, and their boldness is not maturity. They are still children—vulnerable and figuring out their emotions.

When you cross that sacred line, you harm them. You kill their confidence, jeopardize their future, and strip them of their right to grow up whole and safe. Many girls today are walking around broken, hiding pain, and blaming themselves because of teachers who exploited them.

Let this be 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. 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.