The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is taking a strong stance against what it describes as the worrying silence of the Ghana Education Service (GES) and regional directors over rising attacks on teachers.
Across the country, reports of violent attacks on teachers are on the rise sparking deep concern within the education sector.
In some instances, the threats come not only from students, but also from members of the surrounding communities, putting the lives of teachers at serious risk.
In the Ashanti Region, a teacher at Offinso was reportedly stabbed by a student. And in the capital, students at Accra High Senior High School were involved in a physical altercation with a teacher.
These incidents have stirred growing agitation among the teaching fraternity.
General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers, Thomas Tanko Musah, has criticised the Ghana Education Service for its silence on the attacks.
Speaking in an interview with 3news he said, “We are waiting for a day that there will be an explosion in one particular school, let us hear somebody in this country that will blame a teacher. That particular person that day we will descend into the gutters with that person,” he warned.
He advised that any teacher who feels unsafe or threatened should not hesitate to leave the school premises for their own safety.
“We are telling our teachers when you go to school and you feel threatened tell your head and withdraw your service, period. Nobody can do you anything,” he said.
