Court Remands Five Students of Kade SHTS For Assaulting a Teacher

The Kade District Court in the Eastern Region has remanded five students for allegedly assaulting a teacher of Kade Senior High Technical School (SHTS), identified as Michael Quayson.

All the accused persons pleaded guilty to the charges during their arraignment on January 7, 2026.

According to a report by the Ghana Education Service (GES), four of the accused persons, who are above 18 years, were remanded into prison custody, while the remaining accused, a 17-year-old juvenile, was remanded into police custody.

All five are expected to reappear before the court on January 20, 2026, with the juvenile’s case to be handled by a Juvenile Court.

The Service, in its statement, warned students against such acts as it vowed to marshal the needed efforts to protect teachers.

“This demonstrates the level at which the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service can go to safeguard and protect our dear teachers, and uphold the integrity of the WASSCE.”

The accused are reported to have attacked the teacher for his strictness during the invigilation of the Christian Religious Studies WASSCE 2025 paper.

The assault took place on October 5, 2025, but went viral in December.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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