NAGRAT Alleges Gender Content Threatens Ghanaian Cultural Identity

President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Jacob Anaba, has described the controversy surrounding gender-related content found in a withdrawn Senior High School teacher manual as an attempt to destroy Ghana’s cultural identity.

He further warned that the issue goes beyond an administrative lapse, alleging that the inclusion of the content points to a deliberate agenda by people who do not want the Ghana that exists today.

NaCCA recently withdrew printed copies of the Year Two Physical Education and Health (Elective) Teacher Manual after admitting that sections on “gender identity” did not align with Ghanaian culture, norms and values.

According to Mr Anaba, the development was troubling, especially given Ghana’s past experience with similar debates. “If you recall, in 2017, this was put in the curriculum, and we all raised hue and cry about it, and the government promised they were removing it,” he said.

He confirmed that following NAGRAT’s intervention, NaCCA directed that the books be withdrawn from schools. “As we speak, they have asked that the books should be withdrawn from the schools,” he said, adding that the association would not accept any attempt to reintroduce such content under any form.

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