Leave no guilty student unpunished

The fire destroyed everything in one of the boys’ dormitories

• There was a fire at the Nyinahin SHS on Friday

• Some final year students are said to be behind the fire

• The chief of Nyinahin wants any student found guilty to be treated

Any final year student at Nyinahin Catholic High School who is convicted of the school’s alleged arson on Friday night should be treated accordingly, according to the law.

This is according to Nana Amampine Twum Boateng II, the leader of Nyinahin.

He expressed hope that none of those culprits will be left behind, citinewsroom.com reported.

“How can you rely on leaked questions to pass your exams?” Teachers are paid to teach, and you, the students, have to review your grades and do whatever it takes to pass the exams. You are not saying that because you are not happy with the exams you have to do yourself justice. There are laws in society that govern us. We have to get to the root of it all and those who are found guilty should be severely punished, ”he said.

Last Friday some of the school’s structures were destroyed by fire in what is believed to be an arson attack carried out by some of the school’s final year students.

This follows information received by the school authorities that some of the final year students were planning to set fire to certain structures in the school.

The report added that the police were eventually deployed to the school on Thursday evening in anticipation of such an action, but by the time the police were due to return the next day at 7:00 p.m., the blaze had already started.

The fire engulfed the entire boys’ dormitory, razing everything there.

It has since emerged that the students’ motivations stemmed from claims that school authorities had prohibited them from cheating in their final exams which had just ended.

While investigations continue, the school’s parent-teacher association (PTA) has appealed to the government to urgently help the 120 or so first and second graders affected by the fire to provide for to the necessary basic needs.