The Ministry of Education says calm has returned to the Islamic Senior High School in the Ashanti Region after Monday’s chaos that resulted in more than a dozen students being hospitalised.
Deputy Education Minister, John Ntim Fordjour, after a visit to the school on Monday night, said all the injured students are currently safe and responding to medical treatment.
Citi News earlier reported that at least 30 students of the school had been rushed to the hospital after police opened tear gas on them while they were demonstrating over frequent knockdowns in front of the school.
The students blocked the road in front of their school in the course of their protest, prompting authorities to invite the police.
While describing the incident as unfortunate, the Deputy Minister assured that full academic work will resume on Tuesday.
He also said: “Out of the thirty-eight (38) students hospitalised, twenty-two (22) have been discharged and have joined their colleagues on campus.”
Read a statement issued by the ministry on the matter below:
The Ministry of Education has been duly briefed on the unfortunate incident that occurred on the campus of the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi on Monday, June 13, 2022.
The Ministry regrets the rather unfortunate incident, which resulted in 38 students seeking medical attention and the temporary disruption of academic work.
On behalf of Hon Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister for Education, Deputy Minister for Education, Hon Ntim Fordjour accompanied by the Ashanti Regional Director of Education, Mayor of Kumasi and CHASS President, has visited the affected students at the various health facilities as well as addressed the entire student population on campus.
The Ministry of Education would like to assure the public that all the affected students are responding to medical treatment and are in good condition.
Out of the thirty-eight (38) students hospitalised, twenty-two (22) have been discharged and have joined their colleagues on campus.
We would like to assure parents and guardians of the safety and security of their wards, as full academic work starts on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.