General News of Saturday, 18 May 2019Source: citinewsroom.comWe’ll demonstrate if ban on corporal punishment is not lifted – Concerned teachersSome members of the Coalition of Concerned TeachersThe Coalition of Concerned Teachers is calling on the Counseling and Guidance Unit of the Ghana Education Service to revise its policy that prevents teachers from punishing students in schools. According to them the policy since its inception has empowered members of the general public to attack teachers. Speaking at the one-week observation of their late colleague, the Eastern Regional Secretary for the Coalition of Concern Teachers vowed to stage a series of demonstration if the corporal punishment ban is not reversed. “We are disturbed about the recent attacks on teachers across the country, recently we had attacks on teachers in the Volta Region, Ashanti Region, Greater Accra and now the Eastern Region. Give our colleague state burialThe coalition which is also demanding a state burial for the late colleague charged fellow teachers in the country to protect themselves in their line of duty.

Source: GhanaWeb May 18, 2019 11:48 UTC