On Sunday, a group of students from Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational School pupils in Asokore, in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region, damaged school property and other properties belonging to some teachers during a violent demonstration, due to this, the school has been shut down.
This is a directive of the Ghana TVET Service after some students went on a rampage on Sunday morning, protesting the poor results of their predecessors in their final examination.
About 40 of them have been arrested for causing damage to school property.
Six cars were damaged as a result of the violent demonstration, four out of the six belong to the school. The rest were private cars owned by the Senior House Master and Senior House Mistress. Other items destroyed includes, the bungalow of the Senior House Mistress, the food store and food supplies and the school’s notice board.
A Toyota Vitz vehicle, owned by the Senior House Mistress, was also damaged.
The students also turned over another saloon car owned by a teacher.
Following the incident, Dr. Annor Ankrah, the Ashanti Regional Director of Education together with the District Director of Education visited the school.
In a statement, signed by the Ghana TVET Service Director-General, Mawusi Nudekor Awity, the closure was “upon the advice of the Sekyere East District Security Council and the Ashanti Regional Security Council.”
Students have been directed to vacate the school premises with immediate effect.
“The Security Services will be on hand to evacuate all the students to protect lives and property. Parents are advised to take steps to pick up their wards from the school,” portions of the January 22 statement read.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Evans Boateng
