Kinbu SHS Headmistress Raises Alarm Over Severe Decline in Student Discipline

• The Kinbu SHS headmistress expressed concerns about students’ indiscipline, citing a lack of home training and disregard for cultural values
• She lamented students arriving unprepared for school, often without basic supplies but equipped with expensive iPhones
• The headmistress explained escalating issues, including criminal acts like students breaking into the assistant headmaster’s office

Sylvia M. Letcher-Teye, the headmistress of controversial Kinbu Senior High School, has raised serious concerns over the severe decline in student discipline.

The headmistress shared her concerns during a visit from Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, the MP for Korle Klottey, attributing the students' "stubbornness" to a lack of home training.

She lamented that the students disregard cultural values and come to school unprepared for learning.

She explained that some of the students resume school without a basic pen or pencil, but are equipped with an expensive iPhone.

Kinbu SHS headmistress laments students' indiscipline

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The headmistress highlighted the students' audacity, describing how they "flash" their phones in the faces of authority figures without fear.

She recounted a recent incident where a student brazenly used his phone right in front of her at the school gate, with no regard to her presence.

According to her, the problem has escalated to criminal acts, with students breaking into the assistant headmaster's office at night to retrieve a confiscated phone.

She noted that when one student was suspended until his parents came to the school, they never showed up.

She said:

"We invited the parent several times. He didn't come. We have asked the student to stay away until he brings his parent. So he's away. He's not coming to school."

This indiscipline, she said, has created an atmosphere of fear, with a visiting supervisor admitting to planning an escape route before entering a classroom.

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Kinbu SHS headmistress's indiscipline remarks stir reactions

YEN.com.gh collected some reactions from Ghanaians, with some stating their concerns about the lack of parental care and discipline for students. Some of the comments are below.

@kingpin11decor said:

"The free school fees make parents lazy to keep an eye on their kids bcuz they are not spending money, so they don’t care. It started from home, family members were attacking teachers for punishing their children."

@AzumaTurner wrote:

"Hehehe, very good, Abi, u people changed the rules of the game. What were u expecting?"

@BrTuoo commented:

"Kids are being over-pampered because of a so-called human right. Back in 2010, you dared not report to school with a phone, but now."

@Yharsmeen68 said:

"Heads of schools can speak their minds now that JM is back."

Kinbu SHS student passes away on campus

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YEN.com.gh had earlier reported that a student of the Kinbu SHS lost his life in an altercation with a fellow student.

Addib Alhassan, a 15-year-old first-year student, was said to have been fatally stabbed during a brawl with a classmate.

Netizens who saw the post announcing the demise of the young man expressed their views in the comments section.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh