So far, no sex talk

When it comes to matters relating to human sexuality, our headmaster is extremely shy. The headmaster's nervousness and shyness about human sexuality is mystifying. So far, he has not talked to the Sofoline boys about prostitution.

Last month, The Chronicle published an article that claimed that Prempeh boys rank first among schools that patronise prostitution in Adum, Kumasi.

The flawed survey was designed predominantly to humiliate President Kufuor and other Amanfoo who may run for the Presidency in 2008.

The Headmaster's phone was besieged by the media and the radio stations mocked us for several weeks. Cartoons were drawn in the national papers that depicted Prempeh boys chasing prostitutes and some Amanfoo in green shirts taking prostitutes to "Hotel Kufuor," where Senior Chief Kufuor (Aggrey '82), owner of the controversial Hotel, receives them warmly.

Morning shows on tv set up programmes castigating us for immorality. They say we lack discipline and "since the departure of Headmaster Sackey in 1996/97, the school has been in a mess so Prempeh should even be closed down."

Ludicrous though the Chronicle report seemed, we feel that it is worth holding a general meeting with the boys and educating them about the dangers inherent in such practice, if they were to be tempted to try that in the future. Besides, their innocence notwithstanding, the boys need to be explained the significance of that story and why the nation was mocking us. Such a discussion will not be suggestive of an admission of guilt.

We know the headmaster is very shy about sexuality. He can easily delegate this task to the housemasters to talk to the boys in their Common Rooms during roll-call next weekend.

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