A student of Charity Preparatory School at Bremen in Kumasi has reported her teacher to the police for beating her.
According to reports from the school, the teacher gave the student three lashes for misbehaving and she sneaked out of the classroom to go and report him to the police.
The child’s parents were informed about their daughter’s actions and the teacher was allowed to go back to school.
The child, however, after the incident got the support of some people as they believe some teachers have taken advantage of their position to beat school children.
Others believe the child should not have done that as it is not part of the Ghanaian culture for a student to report a teacher to the police for being punished.
The Ghana Education Service last year placed a ban on canning on students in the Ghanaian schools.
Some teachers since the ban was announced have said it will not help both the student and the teacher.
by: Nana Asabere
