Accra Academy Hands Over Student Involved In Bullying Incident To Ghana Police Service
- Accra Academy has handed over the student involved in a viral bullying incident to the police
- A final-year student went viral after he was videoed flogging a fellow student with a cutlass
- The school has directed all the perpetrators seen in the video to stay at home during investigations
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Accra Academy has handed over the student involved in a bullying incident to the police, following a viral video that sparked public outrage.
In a statement addressing concerns over the incident that involved a student flogging a fellow student with a cutlass, the school assured that swift action had been taken.

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Asaase News reported that the offending student has been handed over to the police for further interrogation.
According to the school, the incident occurred on January 17 but was not reported to authorities until the video went viral online.
The school also noted that the four students in the video are all-day students.

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As part of immediate disciplinary measures, the school has directed all the perpetrators seen in the video to stay away from campus during investigations.
“The students involved in the act are all day students and have been asked to stay away from the school pending further investigation,” the statement added.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the cutlass used in the incident was brought from home and was not school-owned.
The school also said its disciplinary committee was further investigating the incident.
Teachers' union concern over indiscipline in schools
Thomas Musah, the General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers, complained about the moral erosion in Ghanaian schools.
Musah told Channel 1 news the trend of such incidents in school could have dire consequences for the nation.
“If care is not taken, we will all be in trouble in the coming years. This is something that policymakers must take a serious look at."

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He also attributed the decline in discipline to the weakening of authority within schools.
Recent police involvement in school assaults
Police have been involved in similar student incidents in the past.
YEN.com.gh reported that the Attorney General directed police in the Central Region to probe an assault and bullying case at Adisadel College that went viral.
That incident saw a student manhandling a fellow student and hitting his head against a bed frame. The incident at Adisadel College was also captured on video and went viral.
In that case, the perpetrator of the violent conduct was identified and suspended.
Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh
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