02/12/14 Bolgatanga SHS
Temporarily closed down
The Bolgatanga Senior High School
popularly known as BIG BOSS has been temporarily closed down by
management and governing board of the school following student unrest which
began yesterday.
Last night some of the students went on rampage destroying
school property and setting ablaze a personal vehicle belonging to the one of
the Senior Headmasters, Thomas Apana. Mr Apana is alleged to have caused the
death of a final year student after he was chased by the master to go for
morning assembly.
The students were given an hour ultimatum to vacate the
school to allow the police conduct full scale investigation to unravel the
mystery behind the death of the deceased student whose corpse is currently
deposited at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital morgue.
The Regional Police
Public Relations Officer, ASP Thomas Agbanyo, who narrated the incident to
Radio Ghana denied earlier reports that suggests the personnel deployed to the
school to maintain law and order used tear gas on the rampaging students
causing injury to some students in the process.
Early this
morning, management of the school met to deliberate on the way forward in
resolving the matter. After careful deliberations, management in consultation
with the Regional Security Council, REGSEC decided to close down the school
till police investigations are over.
The official pronouncement of the decision
provoked an uproar from the students. The District Director of Education, Mr
Joachim Farrah, mince no words when he made the pronouncement.
Mr Farrah and
the District Chief Executive for Talensi, Edward Awunnore, supported the
measure describing it as unfortunate.
The decision he noted, is in the
best interest of the students since they cannot be sure what will happen in future.
He said though the timing was wrong as students are preparing to write their
end of term and mock examination, it decision was still necessary especially when
lives are involved.
GBC
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