A member of the NDC in the Kpone Katamanso Constituency, Selorm Avedetsi, has raised concerns over what he describes as increasing indiscipline in Ghana’s second-cycle institutions, linking the trend to broader social and environmental challenges affecting students.
His comments come in the wake of a renewed call by the Ministry of Education for teachers and school authorities nationwide to intensify surveillance and monitoring of students, amid growing fears over the infiltration of drug networks into basic and senior high schools.
Recent intelligence gathered by the Narcotics Control Commission indicates that drug-related activities are increasingly being detected within school environments. Officials say this reflects a worrying shift from traditional street-level distribution networks to more vulnerable educational spaces.
Speaking on Citi FM, Deputy Minister for Education Dr. Clement Apaak expressed concern about the rising abuse of opioids and tramadol among young people, describing the situation as part of a wider national and global challenge requiring urgent and coordinated intervention.
He noted that the government is working closely with the Ghana Education Service and the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Service to strengthen preventive systems, improve monitoring, and reinforce safeguarding measures across schools.
Reacting to the development on Plan B FM’s “Nkosuo Nsem” programme with Abusuapanin Mireku on Plan B FM, Selorm Avedetsi called for a more proactive approach from social welfare institutions, stressing the need to closely monitor the behaviour of students and provide early intervention where necessary.
He further emphasised the role of parents in shaping discipline at home, urging stronger family guidance as a foundation for responsible behaviour among young people.
Avedetsi also called for improved support systems for teachers, including adequate teaching materials and better accommodation, arguing that such conditions are essential for effective learning and proper student mentorship.
He criticised what he described as the uncritical adoption of foreign cultural influences and the growing exposure of young people to unregulated online content, saying these factors are contributing to moral decline among students.
He concluded that there must be a concerted national effort involving schools, parents, and state institutions to reverse what he described as a worrying trend in discipline within educational institutions.
By: Bernard Mensah |Planbfmonline.com
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