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Regional News of Monday, July 22, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-07-22
The committee is supposed to unravel the circumstances that led to the death of a student
The Builsa-North District Security Committee (DISEC) has set up a five-member committee to investigate the cause of clashes between first-year students at the Sandema Technical High School in the region 39, extreme east.
The committee is also expected to reveal the circumstances that led to the death of Abduali Jidel Nashiru, a general arts student at the school.
According to District Chief David Afoko, the committee must also identify the leaders of the disturbance and the participants, as well as the extent of the damage to the property belonging to both the teachers and the school.
A misunderstanding between the school cadet corps and the rest of the student population regarding the strict respect of going to bed after the preparations resulted in clashes that cost a student a life on Wednesday, July 17th.
After an emergency meeting of the District Security Committee, stakeholders in the region decided to close the school to check the extent of the damage and put security measures in place before the recall. students on July 30, 2019.
Addressing Citi News, Mr. Afoko stated that the committee had until August 9 to submit its findings to DISEC and that the committee's recommendations would be implemented in order to avoid further disruptions in the # 39; school.
"They did an autopsy of the deceased and then handed it over to his family for burial, but we (DISEC) do not want to interfere in the work of the committee. However, we would like the committee to discover the cause of the boy's death. "
Mr Afoko announced that a meeting will soon be organized with the Association of Parents of Teachers (PTA) to discuss how to inculcate discipline in schools. students before their report on July 30, 2019.
He hinted that there would be a police presence in the school to ensure order and law until there is an absolute order.
"In the meantime, we asked for a meeting with the PTA to discuss how to help instil discipline in their neighborhoods. We will always need police presence in the school for a while and when students come to a school, we will inform them appropriately. "
Committee members include a school board, Ghana Education Service (GES) staff, a representative of the Sandema District Assembly, the National Investigation Bureau (BNI) and the Ministry of Education. National Association of Teachers of Ghana (GNAT).
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