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Headmaster mercilessly lashes final year student at Jachie-Pramso SHS

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3 years ago

September 7, 2021

Accra Mail

Headmaster mercilessly lashes final year student at Jachie-Pramso SHS

Headmaster of Jachie-Pramso SHS (JAPASS) has lashed a final year female student creating seriouse bruises at the victims back.
Jachie-Pramso SHS (JAPASS) is a senior high scholl in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti region.

A final year female student of Jachie-Pramso SHS (JAPASS) in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti region has been given several lashes by the headmaster for giving her jacket to a male colleague who has been penalized.

Mary Amoako, a 19-year-old and General Acts student was given several lashes by the headmaster, who was angry with her for being kind to offer her jacket to one male student who came to class without wearing a uniform.

According to Mary, the headmaster asked the boy to remove his shirt and go half-naked to the dormitory and wear a uniform before he comes back to the classroom.

She said, she later gave her jacket to the said boy to wear after the headmaster has ceased the boy’s shirt and left.

The headmaster, according to the girls, later saw the boy going to the dormitory while wearing a jacket, and when he found out that it was the lady who gave the jacket to him (the boy), he gave her several lashes at her back resulting in serious bruises.

GES warns public and private schools on corporal punishment of students

Ghana Education Service (GES) frowns on the use of canes or any form of corporal punishment meted out on children in our schools in the country. Any form of corporal punishment which will inflict pains, we said our teachers should not use canes in disciplining our children, they should not.

GES has stated that we will not support any teacher who uses canes in our schools should something occurs, they must and should not, I mean trained and professional teachers use canes that is not the only way of correcting or disciplining students. This statement was made by the PRO of GES, Rev.Jonathan Bettey in a media engagement.

GES is yet to issue statement on this latest development at Jachie-Pramso SHS (JAPASS).