The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has announced its intention to begin a series of actions starting June 1, 2025, if the Ghana Education Service (GES) fails to address the growing wave of violence and threats directed at teachers in schools across the country.
Speaking in an interview on Citi Eyewitness News on Thursday, May 22, NAGRAT President Angel Carbonu underscored the urgency of the matter, emphasizing the need for self-protection in increasingly unsafe school environments.
“The first order of life is self-preservation. If someone can arm himself and harm me, I should be able to come to school armed,” Carbonu said.
He went on to express the readiness of teachers to take their safety into their own hands if necessary.
“We will have to protect ourselves. We will have to make sure that no stupid student kills us in the line of our duty,” he stated.
His comments follow a string of disturbing incidents in which teachers have been physically assaulted or threatened by students—cases that have sparked national concern over discipline and safety in schools.
NAGRAT has sharply criticized the government and GES for what it describes as a lackluster response to these threats, warning that continued inaction could lead to serious consequences. The association is calling for immediate, concrete measures to safeguard educators across the country.
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