{"id":306917,"date":"2017-03-31T23:59:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T23:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=306917"},"modified":"2017-03-31T23:59:30","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T23:59:30","slug":"kumasi-academy-students-protest-over-mysterious-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/03\/kumasi-academy-students-protest-over-mysterious-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumasi Academy students protest over \u2018mysterious\u2019 deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"
Students of Kumasi Academy, a mixed senior high school at Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region, have demonstrated against school authorities over what they term as mysterious death of students.<\/p>\n
The students, who nearly clashed with police officers maintaining law and order at the school on Friday evening, are demanding to go home following these deaths.<\/p>\n
According to information available to Citi News<\/strong>, three students who were sick reportedly demanded exeats last week, and after they were granted, they all died within two weeks at the Hospital.<\/p>\n The students thus demonstrated today [Friday], when three more students fell sick and were taken to the Garden City and Manhyia Government Hospitals respectively.<\/p>\n The main entrance to the school was blocked with several people including parents and townsfolk demanding that authorities open the gate for them to take their wards home.<\/p>\n One of the students, who helped convey some of his ailing colleagues to the hospital, narrated what transpired to Citi News<\/strong>, \u201cIt all started last week Wednesday when we heard that one of our guys, a form one student is dead. The next week, also on a Wednesday, we also heard of the death of another form two student, and on Thursday, the following day, we heard another student had died bringing the number to three. This morning we heard about the death of another student, and also this evening we also heard another student is dead. So the students decided that if this is happening, the school should allow us to go home whether for prayers or any kind of protection. From the look of things the school hasn\u2019t thought of allowing us to go home so we had to demonstrate for the authorities to know how serious we are about what is happening.\u201d<\/p>\n Sick students stable<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the student who wished to remain anonymous, those at the Hospital are recuperating.<\/p>\n \u201cThis evening we have taken three students to the Hospital. Some complained of heart attacks and headaches, and when we took them to the sick bay they complained a lot, so we decided to rush them to the Hospital. And when I was leaving the Hospital some of them were okay.\u201d<\/p>\n Mysterious deaths?<\/strong><\/p>\n He alleged that, the school has experienced about six mysterious deaths, which often occur every third term, hence students feel unsafe to stay in the school. He even revealed that the Headmistress of the school is also currently unwell and on admission.<\/p>\n \u201cThese deaths have been occurring mostly every third term. But the reason why the students are furious is that, this time it is happening in the second term and administration is not saying anything about it. As I speak to you right now, the Headmistress herself is seriously sick and in the Hospital. So we have spoken to the Assistant Headmaster of administration and the Senior House Master, and they are saying that they may close down the school for the students to go home, so probably by tomorrow (Saturday) they will allow the students to go home.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI have personally witnessed about five students who have fallen sick seriously and have been taken to the Hospital. But I have also heard of the death of about six people.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile Citi News<\/strong> gathered that, the number of people dead from the school include two matrons.<\/p>\n Angry parents<\/strong><\/p>\n Some of the parents who had gathered in front of the school gate expressed disappointment that the school authorities failed to come out and speak to them on what exactly was happening, and whether their kids were safe.<\/p>\n \u201cAre the police officers waiting for chaos before they bring more people? The man should come and speak to us the parents so we have our peace of mind. I have two children in there and I can\u2019t be feeling good\u201d an angry parent said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are parents and we are very worried, so kindly come out and speak to us just to calm us down. There are a lot of parents here. Why is this going on? We have rumours that some deaths are happening; that there\u2019s cholera and all that, they should come out and speak to us\u201d another angry father said.<\/p>\n The Assistant Headmaster of the School in charge of Academics, Ernest Wiafe, said the students became agitated and were becoming chaotic following rumours that another student had died after supper.<\/p>\n
\nAccording to him, the students are even more scared because this time round, the deaths are happening in the second term, and management of the school appear unconcerned.<\/p>\n