Management of the Ghana Education Service has referred the dismissal of the 8 Chiana Senior High School students to the School's Disciplinary Committee.

GES in a release signed by the Head of Public Relations Unit, Cassandra Twum Ampofo noted that the School’s Disciplinary Committee is to explore alternative sanctions for the students.

“The affected students were dismissed based on a recommendation from the School’s Disciplinary Committee. Thus, Management has referred the matter to the School’s Disciplinary Committee to explore alternative sanctions other than dismissal,” part of the release reads.

In the meantime, the affected students are to report to the Headmistress of the School for further directions, according to GES.

It would be recalled that GES on Thursday dismissed eight students of the Chiana Senior High School in the Upper East Region for insulting President Akufo-Addo.

Prior to the dismissal, the students had been on suspension.  

The GES says its investigation into the incident confirmed that the students used unsavoury language against the President. 

Consequently, the said students have apologised for their misconduct and appealed for the reversal of their dismissal.

Meanwhile, the spokesperson of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Yaw Opoku Mensah has advised students to avoid any activity which may lead to an interruption in their education.

According to him, students must take lessons from the actions taken against the students for their misconduct.

“This should be a clarion call on all of us, especially students everywhere that we need to take a cue from this and advise ourselves to desist from activities that would not create a conducive atmosphere for teaching and learning,” he said on JoyNews' The Pulse on Thursday.