We need internal Democracy in our Schools
Educationist
and Chairman for Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC), Kofi
Asare says we need to strengthen internal democracy in our schools especially
Senior High Schools.
According to the chairman, students at times must be
given a fair hearing to ascertain and consider their grievances.
He indicated that the school had been temporarily closed down for two weeks whilst a Committee had been instituted to investigate into the incident and to come out with the appropriate recommendations to avert future recurrence.The DCE said the decision was reached after the District Security Council (DISEC) together with the District Directorate of Education and the school’s management held a crunch meeting on Wednesday.
Meanwhile sources close to newsmen indicates that the deceased whose name was only given as Nashiru was reportedly hit in the chest by stray bullets from the barrels of the police team who were dispatched to the scene to restore calm.
An eye witness revealed that whilst the deceased
died fromthe bullet wounds at the district hospital in Sandema, another
female student also collapsed during the incident and had been admitted
in emergency ward.
Adding to his submissions on STAR FM in Accra, Mr.
Asare pleaded security men especially police to be weary of their actions when
dispatched into schools settle unrest.
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