The Executive Director of Child Right International, Appiah Bright, has expressed concern that the Ghana Education Service (GES), does not have the authority to unilaterally dismiss the student who was captured assaulting a colleague, without following the appropriate legal procedures.
Speaking on Kumasi-based Oyerepa TV, the executive director indicated the GES should have allowed the law to take its course to determine whether the students need to be dismissed or otherwise.
“I don’t think dismissing the students should be in the hands of Ghana Education Service to determine that the students are dismissed. It is law, unless the law certifies that the student is dismissed,” he said.
He emphasized that within the juvenile justice system, there are specific processes that need to be followed to establish whether the presence of the students in school poses a threat to others.
“One thing that we should also know is that, within our juvenile justice system, even if a child commits an offense, there are processes of certification to come to the conclusion that the presences of the students in school will pose a threat to other students.
“So, the removal of the child is not based on administrative processes, it’s based on the law of certification. If you say the child should go home, it is based on the mere fact that he assaulted another student or it’s just an exercise you want to put across,” he continued.
The Executive Director Appiah Bright raised concerns that dismissing the students without following the legal protocols might infringe on the student's rights because the GES does not have the power to do so.
“The dismissal is wrong on the bases that there are rules that must be followed to aid certification to that effect. Because the truth of the matter is that GES don’t have the power to ask the child a child to go home,” he added.
Source: ghanaweb.com
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The moment I saw the name Bright Appiah, i knew he was coming to spew ***barred word***. That criminal student's rights ends where the victim's rights begin. These ***barred word*** in schools must stop.
Why do the media continue to engage people like Appiah who talk like this and they get money from donors who want to see Africa destroyed? Bright should understand and remember that we are Ghanaians and we have values and common sense!
This man must be canned. He knows nothing just want to be heard for his irrelevance.
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Mr. Appiah, if the victim were to be your ward I don't think you will talk about human, child koo minini right. S3 3nto wo a da. Please give us a break! and talk like a responsible parent.
There are too many mad people roaming the streets in this Ghana. What more evidence do you require to conclude that the student is a threat to others? I couldn't even watch the video to the end. I was too pained as a mother. Mr. Appiah,if you do not agree with the decision of the school and GES, sue them. Simple. AAba
Mr. Appiah or whoever you call yourself, so the other child has the right to have killed the student right? Why do we sometimes think like we have sense than any other person in the country. would you have been satisfied if the wonded child was your son? Stop that argument and think as a responsible parent. Thank you.