Sokode Sec Tech temporarily shutdown over clash between students and youth
The Management of Sokode Senior High/Technical School in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region has temporarily shut down the institution due to security concerns following a clash between some students and youth from the Gbogame community.
Dr. Esther Yeboah-Adzimah, the Municipal Director of Education, disclose to the media that the clash occurred on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
According to reports, irate youth from Gbogame marched to the school to take vengeance on male students who had illegally left the school premises and attacked some Gbogame youth at local pubs.
The 40 students involved reportedly believed the youth were responsible for an earlier attack on a colleague at a bean eatery on Friday.
The youth, armed with weapons including machetes, gained access to the male dormitories, destroying some property. They attempted to attack the female dormitories but were met with resistance from police officers who intervened.
Several individuals, including students, a journalist, and some townspeople, sustained injuries.
The Volta Regional Minister, James Gunu, announced a visit to the injured parties, who are reportedly in stable condition.
In response to the violence, school authorities, in consultation with the Ghana Education Service (GES), decided to temporarily shut down the school to ensure the safety of students and staff. Parents have been asked to pick up their wards while investigations are conducted to determine the root cause of the clash.
To protect students, teachers, and other staff, the school currently has increased police security. There are buses available to take teachers as well as students to their various locations.
Authorities have assured the public that those responsible for the violence will be identified and dealt with accordingly. Meanwhile, students and staff await further directives on when academic activities will resume.
Ordinarily, the school was scheduled to vacate in the coming days.
However, the regional minister stated that, the closure will not "affect anything (academic work) so much. But we want the environment for teaching and learning to be peaceful for both the teachers and students."
Kindly stay tuned for more updates while the investigation is ongoing.
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