The National Association of Graduate instructors (NAGRAT) has connected the constraints placed on instructors with regard to student discipline to the rise in disruptive behaviour in schools.
Following the arrest of an O’Reilly Senior High School student who fatally stabbed a classmate on Tuesday, September 3, following a dispute that apparently turned personal over whose father was wealthier, this statement was made.
NAGRAT President Angel Carbonu emphasised to Citi News in Accra that school administrators must have the independence to maintain discipline in order to avert such terrible incidents.
“Unfortunately, when teachers attempt to enforce rules, certain groups advocating for human rights often accuse them of overstepping boundaries,”Carbonu noted.
The NAGRAT President criticized the influence of some financial NGOs.
“When we accept financial support from these organizations, we sometimes lose sight of the need to establish rules and regulations that reflect the realities of our environment” he stated.
Mr Carbonu lamented that, the current approach discourages discipline.
“We’re told, ‘don’t do this, don’t do that; speaking to a student in a certain way might cause psychological harm.’ It’s as if we’re expected to coddle students, even when they misbehave. As a result, the school environment is increasingly becoming a place where students are emboldened to act out” he added.
Source: Adomonline