Counselor proposes L.I. to back teachers to instil discipline in students 

Mrs Janet Adu-Poku, the Chief Executive Officer of Wiseup Consult, a guidance and counselling centre targeted at dealing with addictions, struggles and challenges of the youth, has lamented over the spate of indiscipline in the various SHSs, which development requires national effort to address.

Her concerns come at the heels of recent reports of firearms at the SDA SHS in Kumasi and recently at Osei Kyeretwie Secondary School (OKESS) last Wednesday, May 14, 2025, when a locally manufactured firearm was discovered in a student’s belongings during a routine dormitory search by school authorities.

In an interview with Otec FM, a Kumasi-based radio station, Mrs. Adu-Poku disclosed that the state of indiscipline in various secondary schools is overwhelming and keeps scaling up with its high prevalence rate.

According to the CEO, the nation’s educational system has “broken down” due to teachers not having the authority to punish students when they go wayward, adding that teachers are not “revered” anymore while some  Headmasters and mistresses cover up incidents that will tarnish the image of their various schools.

Mrs Adu-Poku further indicated poor parental control, association of bad gangs, pop culture, drug abuse amongst others as some of the factors causing indiscipline in the schools.

She noted that the Counselling Units in schools are micromanaged and not active.

Mrs. Adu-Poku recommended the enhancement of security at the various SHSs by installing CCTV cameras as well as providing a small police post, to beef up security within the school premises. The Counselor further suggested the restoration of parental collaboration with school authorities, as well as passage of a Legislative Instrument (L.I.) to back teachers to enable them to punish students.

Mrs. Janet Adu-Poku urged parents, who own firearms, to secure them and keep them away from the reach of children.

“If you don’t discipline your child, his/her actions will discipline you”, Mrs. Adu-Poku advised parents.

From Oswald Pius Freiku, Kumasi

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