By: Emmanuel Amoah
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is calling for an immediate stakeholders’ dialogue to develop strategies aimed at curbing the growing indiscipline in schools.
GNAT emphasized the need for a united front involving educational authorities, teachers, parents, civil society organizations, and school heads to tackle the issue collectively for the benefit of all.The call for action stems from the increasing incidence of problematic behavior among students in recent times.
“We must convene a stakeholders’ meeting to address this issue urgently. If we don’t, our future leaders may surprise us in ways we are unprepared for,” stated Thomas Tanko Musah, GNAT’s General Secretary, in an interview with the Daily Graphic.
His remarks follow a tragic incident at O’Reilly Senior High School in Accra, where a final-year student was fatally stabbed. The victim, a General Arts student, had been involved in an argument with a schoolmate over whose father was wealthier. What began as a verbal exchange after an examination escalated into a physical altercation, culminating in Edward Borketey Sackey being stabbed multiple times.
