Minister for Education Haruna Iddrisu has directed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take immediate and decisive action to restore discipline in senior high schools across the country, following what he described as a disturbing rise in violent behaviour among students.
Addressing school heads during a regional engagement in Sunyani in the Bono Region, the minister expressed deep concern over what he called a “troubling breakdown in discipline” in Ghana’s secondary schools.
He pointed to the recent shooting at the SDA Senior High School in Kumasi as a stark example of the crisis.
“That incident leaves much to be desired,” the minister remarked, referring to the case in which a student, 16-year-old Suzi Adwoa Penamang, was shot in the eye by her colleague during a confrontation involving a firearm.
Haruna Iddrisu assured the GES Director-General, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, of the government’s full support to implement reforms aimed at curbing violence in schools.
“He has our full policy support to enforce those directives. So, the ‘unGhanaian’ development of shooting in Kumasi—the Director-General of the GES has the full support of the government for you to strengthen your inspection in order that guns, knives, and other violent tools are not found in our schools,” the minister emphasised.
Meanwhile, Suzi Adwoa Penamang’s family has made a public appeal for financial support to save the girl’s eyesight, which remains in critical condition following the incident. Her mother, Afia Comfort, has pleaded with the public and government officials to help fund emergency treatment to prevent Suzi from going blind.
The incident has reignited national debate over student safety, discipline, and the urgent need for increased supervision and security measures in Ghana’s schools.
Click the link Puretvonline.com | WhatsApp Channel to join the whatsapp channel
GOT A STORY?
Contact/WhatsApp: +233243201960 or Email: manuelnkansah33@gmail.com