The students had protested against the Ghana Education Service’s directive to disallow final year senior high school students from going home for the mid-term, all in an attempt to contain the spread and chances of the spread of the Coronavirus. He said the school authorities had decided that any student in the final year who wishes to go home can do so, reports citinewsroom.com. It is expected that by Sunday, all boarding students should return, while the day students follow up the following day. At the St. Louis SHS in Kumasi, a similar protest took place following which the police and the military officers were deployed to restore order. Later, it was reported that some of the students had alleged that they were assaulted by the officer, a claim the police has shot down.

Source: GhanaWeb July 21, 2021 18:22 UTC