We demand tough measures against indiscipline in schools. An educationist warns that the Ghana Education Service should bring back corporal punishment to deter students from misbehaving.
Daniel Fenyi, an educationist and member of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), has issued a stern warning and has demanded that Ghana Education Service (GES) put in proper measures to immediately reform and tackle the increasing violence and indiscipline in schools, particularly in senior high schools.
However, the educationist is calling for the announcement of tough disciplinary powers, to make teachers bring back discipline or will be forced to take unspecified actions to protect themselves.
In an exclusive interview on Fabea FM with Apiah-Kubi, Mr. Fenyi detailed alarming incidents of student attacks on teachers and the presence of weapons such as guns and machetes in schools.
"Some students fiercely argue with teachers in a state of protecting their rights, which is very uncalled for," Mr. Fenyi lamented.
Meanwhile, he stated that the school environment is becoming increasingly unsafe, not only for teachers but also for students who are serious about learning.
Mr. Fenyi cited examples of a teacher who was attacked for preventing students from cheating during exams and another who was assaulted for enforcing dress code rules. He also referenced a student at OKESS who was recently caught with a firearm. This kind of indiscipline is becoming too much and getting out of hands.
"This is very bothersome; how can we allow such characters to exist in our schools, which are meant to be places of education?" he stated.
Mr. Fenyi attributed the challenges to political interference in school disciplinary processes, specifically citing the introduction of free senior high school without corresponding measures to maintain discipline.
"The situation is deteriorating and becoming unstoppable. The first order of life is self-preservation. If students can arm themselves and harm teachers, we will also come to school armed to protect ourselves. We will ensure that no student harms us in the line of our duties," he warned.
Mr. Fenyi criticized the previous government administration's implementation of free senior high school.
To combat the crisis, Mr. Fenyi demands the implementation of a public directive from the Ghana Education Service empowering school authorities to immediately dismiss any student who assaults a teacher or staff member and automatic dismissal of any student found in possession of a weapon.
He concluded that if measures are not taken to empower school authorities to combat the situation, it will trigger a series of actions by teachers aimed at ensuring teacher safety in schools.
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