The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Tanko Musah, has called for calm and urged students to embrace peace following the temporary closure of Zuarungu Senior High School (SHS) in the Upper East Region.
The Regional Minister, Donatus Akamugri Atanga, ordered the immediate closure of the school on Sunday, July 20, after violent clashes broke out between Frafra and Kusasi students over an alleged mobile phone theft.
Describing the incident as “unfortunate,” the Minister assured that anyone found culpable would face the full force of the law, adding that no student involved in criminal activity would be spared.
Reacting to the development, Mr. Musah in an interview with Adom News expressed deep disappointment over the involvement of students—who, he said, should be ambassadors of peace—in such acts of violence.
“The boarding school system is meant to help students learn to live peacefully with others and build healthy relationships,” he stated. “It is saddening that such regrettable incidents are happening in our schools,” he said.
GNAT is urging all stakeholders, including school authorities, parents, and community leaders, to support efforts aimed at restoring peace and ensuring that such disturbances do not occur again.
Source: Kodwo Mensah Aboroampa
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