Adutwum wants sex offenders register to screen teachers and school workers
Former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum suggested mandatory fingerprint background checks for teacher licensing. He believes stronger vetting is necessary to stop people with criminal records from working in schools. He proposed a sex offenders register to cross-reference with the fingerprints of education workers. This measure would apply to both private and public schools. During an interview on JoyNews’ The Pulse, he questioned the current licensing process. He claimed existing checks do not adequately determine if applicants have criminal histories.
Former Education Minister Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has called for mandatory fingerprint background checks as a condition for teacher licensing, arguing that stronger vetting is needed to prevent individuals with relevant criminal records from working in schools. He has also proposed establishing a sex offenders register that would be checked against the fingerprints of teachers and other education workers before they are allowed to work in public or private schools. Speaking in an interview on JoyNews’ The Pulse, Dr Adutwum questioned the effectiveness of existing background checks, claiming that the current teacher licensing process does not adequately establish whether applicants have criminal records.