Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has hinted at intentions to revise the disciplinary regime in the country’s secondary schools, allowing the Ghana Education Service (GES) to deal forcefully with rising student indiscipline.
Mr. Iddrisu, the MP for Tamale South, stated on the floor of Parliament on Thursday that his Ministry would organise a national stakeholders’ meeting in Sunyani, in the Bono Region, before the end of July.
He clarified that the meeting will bring together stakeholders in education to discuss ways to reduce wrongdoing in schools.
Unsettling instances of kids selling marijuana and other illegal substances on school grounds were mentioned by Mr. Iddrisu.
Mr Iddrisu also highlighted situations where students assaulted a teacher-invigilator who had prevented them from cheating during tests.
In a another case, students took down the CCTV cameras that the school administration had installed in order to prevent their misbehaviour from being captured on camera.
The Minister emphasised that such behaviour compromises academic integrity and discipline and urged more robust actions to re-establish order in schools.
He would act the authority, the authority, the penalty, the punishment, the punishment, the punishment, the GES, the GES.
In the past, the Education Ministry has implemented interventions like surveillance camera installation, guidance and counselling units, and community and parent involvement.
Stakeholders are still demanding stricter regulations to protect educational settings, though.
Source: newsthemegh.com