Ghanaian SHS Teacher Advises Parents After Adventist SHS Student Was Shot

• A Ghanaian teacher is trending after breaking her silence on a sad incident in which a student at an Adventist Senior High School in Kumasi was shot by her classmate
• The teacher opened up about the level of indiscipline in senior high schools and urged parents to take action
• Social media users who commented on the video were saddened by the tragedy that had befallen the girl

A Senior High School teacher has reacted to the tragic incident where a student of Adventist Senior High School, Suzzy Pinamang, was mistakenly shot in the eye by her classmate on Friday, April 4, 2025.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh on TikTok, the teacher, who looked displeased, explained that all these occurrences point to the level of indiscipline in Ghanaian schools.

She blamed it on the excessive freedoms that students have been given.

"Now they talk about a child's rights, have you noticed that as teachers our attitudes have changed? Now, we only mind our business and watch on, unconcerned regardless of what happens."

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She then urged parents to unite and ensure that the era where teachers were given the liberty to discipline students in schools returns.

"Parents, this goes to you. I am pleading with you, whatever the case is, you benefit directly from the child than the nation benefits. When I am paid, the people that come to mind first are my parents. I do not even know the whereabouts of the teacher who taught me in school, let alone buy him something."

"Parents must rise and inform the government so we return to the old times when we cane students in school. Look at what is happening. A student taking a gun to school, how did we get here? We have not yet experienced the level of indiscipline in our schools. If we do not rise up and do things the old way, things will get worse. With this system, now we only teach and leave the class."

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Suzzy Pinamang is still receiving treatment at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in the Ashanti Region.

Details of Suzzy Pinamang's eye Injury

The 16-year-old, in an interview about what happened, said her classmate brought a gun to class on that day.

Suzzy said she overheard the boy telling his friends that he had brought a gun to class, which led to a debate about whether it was a real gun or not.

Unaware that the gun had been cocked, Suzzy lifted her head from the table — and that was when she got shot.

GES forms a committee to probe the incident

A committee has been formed by the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Ashanti Region to investigate the recent shooting incident at the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Senior High School.

The Public Relations Officer of GES in the Ashanti Region, Henry Osei Boateng assured that its findings will determine the necessary sanctions to be imposed.

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The GES has meanwhile directed that a search exercise be conducted across Senior High Schools nationwide to prevent similar occurrences.

Negligence from parents in the SDA incident

Speaking with YEN.com.gh, Executive Producer of The Sharks Quiz, Mr Abel Ohene Acquaye, in sharing his views as an education expert, said the parents of the student who took the gun to school were negligent.

"In cases where a child accesses a gun belonging to a parent, the parent can be held responsible for negligence. This is because parents must ensure their children are safe and do not pose a risk to themselves or others."

He therefore appealed to parents to be very careful in ensuring that their kids do not have access to their firearms.

"Parents should take reasonable steps to secure firearms and prevent unauthorized access. Failure to do so can lead to tragic consequences, as seen in this incident."

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Reactions to teacher's advice on Pinamang's incident

Social media users who took to the comment section of the video were left heartbroken over the incident.

alexktetteh wrote:

"Madam teacher, you are right. It all started when Mrs Rawlings became the First Lady and brought up the term — What men can do, women can do better ."

adwoafremanorman2 stated:

"These things have always been there; it's just that now social media is bringing them out, and the people to be blamed are both parents and teachers."

Bra Kofi Baah indicted:

"I know of a Catholic JHS, some kids misbehaved. The Priest went there and asked the teachers to beat the kids. The parents reported the teachers to GES office. The Priest went to the office."

Kofi Nyame reacted:

"The rules now protect students more than teachers and you think I would want to lose my certificate or license because of someone who’s yet to get a WASSCE certificate?"

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tinovibes replied:

"When u do wrong, does someone hit u with a cane? It's a silly thing for the bible to say. Just because 1 kid did something wrong doesn't mean they're all bad and indisciplined."

Asenso Boakye to pay Suzzy Pinamang's medical bills

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, visited Suzzy Pinamang.

The NPP MP’s visit follows a sorrowful interview where Suzzy spoke about her critical condition, which has caused her to lose her sight.

Hon. Asenso-Boakye has now pledged to pay Suzzy Pinamang’s hospital bills.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh