Kade District Court Remands Five SHS Students for Allegedly Assaulting Teacher
- Five Kade SHS students have been remanded by the court after pleading guilty to assaulting their teacher, Michael Quayson
- Four of the accused students were sent to prison custody, while a 17-year-old juvenile was remanded into police custody
- The Ghana Education Service condemned the attack, calling for the protection of teachers and the upholding exam integrity
The Kade District Court in the Eastern Region has remanded five accused persons in connection with the brutal assault of Michael Quayson, a teacher at Kade Senior High Technical School (SHTS), after they pleaded guilty.
Four of the accused persons, who are above the age of 18 years, were remanded into prison custody after appearing in court on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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The other accused, a 17-year-old juvenile, was also remanded into police custody.
All five accused persons are expected to reappear before the court on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, with the juvenile’s case to be handled by the appropriate court.
Family members and some of the accused persons broke down in tears when the group of students were put in a police vehicle and driven away.
The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Daniel Fenyi, confirmed this development in an interview with YEN.com.gh.
He said the arrest of the accused persons shows the GES and the Ministry of Education's zero tolerance for indiscipline in schools across the country.
Fenyi further reiterated the GES's commitment to protecting the welfare of Ghanaian teachers, as well as safeguarding the integrity of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), under the West African Examinations Council.
"This demonstrates the level at which the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service can go to safeguard and protect the welfare of teachers, and uphold the integrity of the WASSCE," he said.
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What did the Kade SHS students do?
A group of students at Kade SHTS, in October 2025, reportedly attacked their teacher on campus after he refused to allow them to cheat in their exams.
Known for enforcing strict rules to restore order on campus, the teacher reportedly became a target of disgruntled students unhappy with his disciplinary actions.
A viral video accompanying the post made by @Elorm_Hood showed students slapping and beating the teacher with a tree branch as he tried to defend himself.
Following the attack, reports suggested that the parents of the students had reached an out-of-court settlement after a police report was filed over the matter.
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President Mahama condemns attacks on Ghanaian teachers
YEN.com.gh also reported that the arrest and subsequent remand of the accused persons came days after President John Mahama had condemned rising attacks on teachers in parts of the country.
Speaking at the Delegate Conference of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) on January 5, 2026, he called for swift action against anyone who laid hands on education staff.
The president also expressed concerns over the poor handling of the recent assault case on a teacher by some students of the Kade SHTS, in Ghana's Eastern Region of Ghana, over exam cheating.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
