The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has instructed the Ghana Education Service (GES) to take immediate steps to restore discipline in senior high schools nationwide.
Speaking to school heads during a meeting in Sunyani in the Bono Region, the Minister expressed concern over a troubling breakdown in discipline within the country’s educational institutions.
He cited a recent shooting incident at the SDA Senior High School in Kumasi as a glaring example of the growing indiscipline in schools.
“The incident leaves much to be desired,” Mr. Iddrisu remarked, calling for urgent reforms.
He assured that the Director-General of the GES, Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, has the full backing of the government to implement necessary reforms to curb violent behavior and instill discipline in schools.
“He has our full policy support to enforce those directives,” Mr. Iddrisu stated. “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’s directive comes after a 16-year-old student, Suzi Adwoa Penamang, was shot by a colleague at the SDA Senior High School.
Her family is now urgently appealing for financial assistance to prevent her from going blind due to injuries sustained in the incident.