A 15-year-old Junior High School (JHS) 2 female student of Assin Krofofrodo D/A Basic School in the Assin North District has allegedly inflicted cutlass wounds on a male JHS 1 scho
The report indicates that a 15-year-old Junior High School (JHS) 2 female student of Assin Krofofrodo D/A Basic School in the Assin North District has allegedly inflicted cutlass wounds on a male JHS 1 schoolmate after accusing him of repeatedly touching her breasts during a school clean-up exercise.
It further notes that the incident occurred on Thursday, July 2, after students had completed a campus sanitation exercise during which they had been issued cutlasses to weed the overgrown school compound.
According to the girl’s account, the male student repeatedly touched her breasts while they worked together. She alleged that despite several warnings for him to stop, he continued the behaviour, prompting her to slash him on the inner wrist with a cutlass.
The victim sustained deep wounds and bled profusely before he was rushed for medical treatment.
However, conflicting accounts have emerged over how the injured student was assisted after the incident.
The family of the victim has accused school authorities of negligence, alleging that teachers failed to immediately send the boy to hospital despite the seriousness of his injuries.
According to the family, the student was left bleeding until a relative returned from the farm and took him to seek medical attention.
Speaking on behalf of the family, the victim’s elder sister, Joyce Enyan, called for a thorough investigation into both the incident and the conduct of the school authorities.
But the Ghana Education Service has rejected the allegations of negligence.
In an interview, the Assin North District Public Relations Officer of the GES, Grace Ocran, explained that the incident occurred at about 4 p.m., nearly an hour after school had officially closed at 3 p.m.
She stated the headmaster was absent at the time because he had attended an official meeting, while almost all teachers had already left the school.
According to her, only one teacher happened to remain on campus to mark students’ scripts when other students alerted him to the incident. She stated the teacher immediately abandoned his work, rushed to the scene and transported the injured student to a nearby Community-based Health Planning and Services compound, where he received first aid before being referred to St. Francis Xavier Hospital for further treatment.
“The student has since been treated and discharged,” she said.
Mrs Ocran maintained that the teacher acted promptly under the circumstances and insisted that it was unfair to accuse the school of negligence.
