A video has emerged online of a young woman believed to be a student of Nkwatia Presby Senior High School in the Eastern Region who was allegedly slapped and beaten by her assistant headmaster in charge of academics.
This has left the young lady partially blind, online accounts have indicated.
According to a tweet shared by SIKAOFFICIAL on Twitter, the lady, named only Diana, was assaulted after her headmaster in charge of academics refused to hear her out when she tried to explain that she had permission to leave campus.
“A second-year student of the Nkwatia Presby Senior High School goes partially blind after allegedly being slapped by the Headmaster of Academics for leaving campus without an exeat.
“According to reports, the student identified as Diana, actually had permission to leave campus, but the headmaster refused to listen when she tried explaining to him,” the tweet said.
The tweet also explained that with this, the headmaster (unnamed) asked the student to kneel until she (the student) started complaining that she was not feeling well.
In response, the headmaster is said to have threatened her with more punitive measures, leading to what prompted him (the headmaster) to physically assault her.
“He made her kneel down for a period of time and when she told him that she was unwell, his alleged response was that he’d lash her to make her feel better.
“She mistakenly held his cane when he was about to lash her and this infuriated him and prompted him to land a hefty slap on her face after which he beat her up,” the tweet added.
In one of the photos shared along with the images of Diana, it showed a snipped comment from someone who narrated another side of the matter.
In the post, the Facebook user claimed that her sister is also a student at the Nkwatia Presby Senior High School and that the maltreatment did not only end there with the headmaster.
She claimed that her sister (who is also a student), told her that Diana (the student who was allegedly assaulted) was further maltreated by some teachers in the school.
“My little sister is also a student at the school. My sister came home last week and was reporting everything to me. According to my sister after what the headmaster did to the girl, she was maltreated by the teachers.
“She said during their exams, the girl was placed in the staff common room to write exams under strict supervision,” the Facebook user wrote.
In another Facebook post by Speaker Nana Fianko, who works at Atinka Media Village, he said that the student is currently at home, receiving treatment.
He added that the school has “failed to even give her proper medical attention aside from Paracetamol to ease the pain”
But confirming the incident to Republic FM’s Andy Frimpong Manso via phone, the Uncle of the victim, Staff Sergeant Emmanuel Agyepong, a 64 – Battalion Army officer at the Burma Camp said, the Nkwatia Divisional Police Commander whom he had initially contacted to resolve the matter has partially fallen to death ears. He revealed, while speaking in a telephone call that he’s currently in a hospital (name withheld) seeking medical aid for his niece, Diana Asamoah.
‘We sent some items to my niece in school. Her mother is my younger sister. When things got to the school, the Security guard wasn’t at the post, and you know school kids, she and three of her friends decided to go and get the items. On their way, they met their assistant headmaster in charge of Academics who lashed them for stepping out. My niece has a bit problem with her legs, she limps, so when she began moving again, the teacher thought she was making mockery of him by walking that way and out of nowhere, he attacked and slapped her. Subsequently, instead of taking her to hospital, they resulted to using an eye drop for a week which deteriorated the situation and now, she’s losing her sight. As I speak with you, we’re in the hospital”, he stated.
Myrepubliconline.com is yet to hear what the Ghana Education Service has to say on this matter.
