Family Accuses Ghana National College of Negligence Leading to Student’s Death
Following the death of their son, Theophilus Ansah, an 18-year-old science student at Ghana National College in Cape Coast, the student’s relatives are calling for justice. They assert that his death was caused by the school administration’s negligence.
According to family sources, Theophilus called his mother on Friday, June 28, expressing concern about his health. He was told to go to the school infirmary for treatment, but when he arrived, no one was there.
Theophilus vomited a lot during a practice exam, and his parents were later told that he was sent to the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital but later died there.
Family spokesperson Ms. Lucy Quianoo, speaking to Citi News, stated that the negligence on the part of school authorities led to the death of their son.
“On June 28, 2024, Theophilus Ansah, a science student of Afedu House, called his mother complaining of ill health. The mother directed him to the school infirmary. He later called her again and reported the absence of staff at the infirmary. Theophilus insisted that he had mock exams to write, so he couldn’t come home. The mother received a call from a student complaining that Theophilus vomited several times during the mock exams, and the school had turned a blind eye to it.”
“The parents later called the Parents Association chairman, to complain about the behaviour of the school authorities. Interestingly, the headmaster of the school got angry at the father for calling the PA chairman instead of addressing the substantial issues. The school authorities eventually sent the boy to the hospital, but never bothered to visit him for three days until his demise.”
“We seek justice because we trusted the school authorities with our son, but no one cared even when he was going in and out of the exam hall during the mock. Negligence on the part of school authorities has cost us our son. He collapsed at one point in school, and this didn’t prompt them. We are deeply disappointed in the school,” Ms. Quianoo said.
Meanwhile, the Central Regional Director of Education, Emmanuel Essouman, condemned the circumstances leading to the teenager’s death but said the issue has been forwarded to the Director-General of Education for further action.
“It is a very unfortunate and sad story that shouldn’t have happened. The loss of a child cannot be redeemed. The child will never come back, and we console the family as a unit. Documentation and the case have been forwarded to the Director-General of Education for appropriate action. We believe in justice, and so if the parents are pleading for justice, it is the right direction.”
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