Indiscipline is gaining traction in the country. It is now a canker which has infested almost all spheres of our national life.
Even the school system is not spared the social canker which has already compromised our values as Ghanaians.
Recently, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, had cause to raise a red flag about the social challenge which has intermittently threatened national security in direct and indirect forms.
Police Stations have been attacked and, in some instances, vehicles and structures belonging to the security agency torched by hooligans with worrying impunity.
What is required of us as a people is national action bereft of insincerity. Anything short of this will only give the canker more traction and the nation shall be the loser.
Last week, the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) expressed concern about an assault by old students of the Kade Senior High Technical School. The students reportedly attacked the teacher out of anger and frustration over the victim’s strict invigilation during one of the recent West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) papers.
Nothing substantial or significant has taken place in terms of identifying the culprits and meting out appropriate disciplinary action against them, the reason for which is not far-fetched: the Ghana Education Service (GES) was not notified, and we can bet as well as the Police.
In a solidarity action, the teachers’ umbrella association is demanding punitive action lest they embark on a national strike.
That was not the first time students had assaulted a teacher; pockets of such incidents have been recorded, and unless something is done to deter future recurrences, more such acts of indiscipline will be witnessed.
As it is the trend these days, a video of Mr. Michael Quayson, the Kade Senior High Technical School teacher, as he endured his ordeal was shared mockingly.
Those who perpetrated the act of criminality knew what they were doing and so should be made to bear the consequences as prescribed by law.
It is our hope that the demand of NAGRAT will be met lest we are faced with a situation where teachers abandon classrooms because one of them was assaulted by past students.
The authorities must prove that they are on top of their assignments, as this would reassure teachers that they would be shielded against such nonsense in future.
Of course as the NAGRAT noted, the safety and dignity of teachers are non-negotiable, hence our joining their demand for immediate action.
It is regrettable that although the incident occurred on October 5, 2025, same was not reported to the GES. It took the GES to see the video before taking note of the incident.
There is good reason why incidents are reported to the appropriate quarters such as the relevant organisations and, above all, the relevant law enforcement agency.
We hope to read soon about the arrest and quizzing of the ‘bad boys’ who beat up their former teacher and posted a video of their act on social media or had their friends do that.