The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has raised alarm over the increasing wave of violence and physical attacks on teachers by students in senior high schools across the country.
At its National Council meeting held on May 15, 2025, at the NAGRAT Lyceum in Accra, the Association described the growing trend of student aggression—sometimes involving weapons such as machetes and firearms—as a serious threat to both educators and students striving for academic excellence.
In a statement addressed to the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), NAGRAT cited several worrying incidents, including:
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The assault on Mr. Walter Yesotor Adanunyo of Christian Methodist High School for preventing students from cheating during the WASSCE;
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Mr. Ebenezer Kateya of Accra High School being attacked for asking students to dress appropriately;
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A student at Opoku Ware School (OKESS) found in possession of a gun.
NAGRAT slammed what it described as the GES and government’s “weak and lame” response to the spate of violence, blaming the trend on the admission of academically unqualified BECE candidates, political interference in disciplinary matters, and bureaucratic delays that hinder prompt enforcement of sanctions.
The Association has given the GES until May 31, 2025, to take concrete steps to ensure teacher safety.
Failure to act, NAGRAT warned, will result in the union taking its own protective measures starting June 1, 2025.
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