The Ministry of Education has directed the (GES) to fast-track investigations into the recent attack on teachers at West Africa Secondary School (WASS), amid rising concerns over the safety of educators across the country.
The Ministry says it expects the investigations to be concluded promptly to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice and to restore calm on campus.
The latest incident, which occurred on February 13, 2026, reportedly involved a student who allegedly mobilized a group of thugs to storm the school and assault teachers. The attack has sparked widespread outrage among Ghanaians and education stakeholders, many of whom are demanding swift arrests and prosecutions.
The development follows a similar incident last year in Kade, where students assaulted a teacher for allegedly preventing them from cheating during the WASSCE. After public outcry, the students involved were arrested, prosecuted, and fined.
Meanwhile, the Vice President of PRETAG, Adokwei Awulley, has criticized what he describes as delays in police action in the WASS case.
“What we are even hearing now on this very one, even when newsmen followed up to the police station, we have not heard anything,” Awulley said. “The teachers were taken to the hospital, but we have not heard of any arrest. In the last incident that happened at Kade, when the President spoke, the following day we heard that they had been arrested.”
Describing the perpetrators as “hooligans,” Awulley added, “You invade a school and attack teachers with clubs—no, no—they should have been arrested by now.”
Meanwhile, Press Secretary to the Minister of Education, Hashmin Mohammed, confirmed that GES has begun investigations into the incident and assured the public that perpetrators would face justice once identified.
“In areas where all these issues have happened, both the PTA and the school have been engaging themselves to address it,” Mohammed said. “The Ghana Education Service, with the support of the Ministry, is working to facilitate investigations into the matter.”
He added, “The Ghana Education Service is on it, and when the investigations identify the real culprits, they will be dealt with.”
In response to the growing trend of assaults on teachers, PRETAG is proposing the establishment of a special fund or allowance to support educators who suffer attacks in the line of duty.
“We are proposing that a fund or an allowance could be set up,” Awulley said. “We now see the work of the teacher being endangered, so measures must be put in place.”
The Ministry of Education says it is open to considering the proposal as part of broader measures to protect teachers and restore discipline in schools.
“The government may consider the proposal and going forward we will be engaging the teachers on that,” Mohammed stated.
Education stakeholders say the outcome of the investigations will be closely watched as authorities work to curb what many describe as a troubling rise in violence within Ghana’s schools.
By Daniel Opoku
