Child Rights International Ghana has called on Adisadel College’s administration to reverse its decision to suspend students engaged in an assault incident at the school.
“Despite the undeniable role the Ghana Education Service (GES) plays in this case, it is our view that the decision to dismiss the students is not informed by appropriate investigative channels and a social enquiry report.” a statement signed by Bright Appiah said.
The disturbing event involved a student trapping the victim’s arms and slamming his face on a metal bed, resulting in copious bleeding beneath the victim’s right eye.
The advocacy organisation noted that GES should uphold the decision only if the presence of the students in the school poses an extreme threat to others.
“Therefore GES must rescind their decision and reinstate the students in the school unless their presence poses an extreme threat to other students and such removal must be in accordance with Section 2 (1), (2), 8 (1). & 18 (1), (m) & (n) of the Children’s Act, 1998 (Act 560). Any decision taken in this process must always have the best interest of the CHILD,”
CRI has also asked for a thorough inquiry into the act’s illegality.
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