A headmaster of the Nkwatia Presby Senior High School in the Eastern Region has been accused of extreme physical abuse on a female student identified as Diana, leading to her alleged partial blindness.
According to a blogger who posted the information on his Twitter handle @SIKAOFFICIAL1, with images of the victim looking forlorn and with a black eye, the incident happened when the student, who is in second year, had reportedly left school without an exeat.
However, it later turned out that she actually had permission to leave campus, but the headmaster, who is in charge of academics, refused to listen when she tried explaining to him.
“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 would 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 blogger reported.
There are conflicting reports on exactly what transpired, as social media is filled with different versions of the story. However, all accounts so far point out how Diana was mercilessly beaten by the headmaster in question and allegedly mistreated on campus.
One social media user who claims to have a sibling in the school also alleges that Diana was later discriminated against by some other teachers and was isolated to write her exam in the staff common room.
Netizens have called on the Ghana Education Service to take up the matter, as s instances of maltreatment within Senior High Schools, involving either teachers or students mistreating fellow students, have become increasingly prevalent.
