GNAT calls for prosecution of student who stabbed a teacher in the eye

• Posted on December 12, 2024December 12, 2024
• by Nana Kwesi Coomson
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The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has given the Ghana Education Service and Police Service three days to prosecute a student who has stabbed the left eye of a teacher in Offinso.

Speaking exclusively with 3news’ Daniel Opoku, the General Secretary of GNAT, Thomas Musah Tanko said, teachers may not hesitate to withdraw their services from next week if duty bearers fail to act swiftly.

According to Mr Tanko, on November 8, he received a report from Asuoso Senior High School in Offinso. In the said, report, a teacher had been stabbed in the left eye by a student after the teacher had asked the student who was loitering, to enter the classroom.

Currently, the teacher has lost his left eye while duty bearers such as the Ghana Education and the Ghana Police services  are yet to act. The General Secretary, who has been angered by the situation, has served notice of industrial disharmony.

“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?” he asked.

“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,” Mr Tanko warned.

He asked the duty bearers to be swift to tame the anger of the teachers.

“We want to tell the duty bearers if by next week we don’t hear anything from them whatever happens the duty bearers will have themselves to blame. We will not sit back to allow ourselves to be treated like we are animals. Teachers are not animals. We are saying what has happened is unacceptable and we shall react in a way that will shock the nation,” he warned.

He called for comnsation for the injured teacher. “Whatever compensation that is due to the teacher must be given to him,” Mr Tanko stated.

“The student involved must be brought to book and anything that must be done to compensate the teacher must be done. We will never allow this matter to rest. And we are here telling the regional directors that they should be mindful that we are following the matter at the national level and whatever happens they should have themselves to blame,” the General Secretary cautioned.

-3News