The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has issued a three-day ultimatum to the Ghana Education Service and the Police Service to prosecute a student who stabbed a teacher in the left eye at Asuoso Senior High School in Offinso.
In an exclusive interview with 3news’ Daniel Opoku, GNAT General Secretary Thomas Musah Tanko expressed the association’s frustration and warned that teachers might withdraw their services if authorities fail to act promptly.
Mr. Tanko reported that on November 8, a teacher was stabbed in the left eye by a student after instructing the loitering student to enter the classroom.
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The teacher has since lost his left eye, and the Ghana Education Service and the Police Service have yet to act.
“The teacher has lost his left eye, meaning that for the rest of his life, he will be going through life with only one eye. His medical bills and all those things, who will take care of it?” Mr. Tanko questioned.
He further warned, “That’s why we are by this medium telling the duty bearers, the Ghana Education Service, that if by next week we do not hear anything positive, we will decide the next line of action.”
The GNAT’s ultimatum underscores the growing frustration among teachers over safety concerns and the perceived lack of support from authorities in addressing such violent incidents in our schools.