A 15-member committee has recommended the indefinite suspension of 28 students from the Salaga Senior High School (SHS) in the East Gonja Municipal District of the Savannah Region.
The affected students include three from SHS 1, eight from SHS 2, and 17 from SHS 3.
Three convicted students—Hardi Hamza (alias Mad Lion), Nuru Ibrahim (Ibi), and Abubakari Zaidu (Macharjia)—have been recommended for indefinite suspension.
The remaining 25 students are to face internal suspension with hard labor on campus.
The committee’s recommendations are pending approval from the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES).
The committee was formed by the management of Salaga SHS and the East Gonja Municipal Education Directorate, comprising representatives from various stakeholders, including the Kpembe Paramount Chief Palace, Old Students Association, and Parents Teachers Association (PTA).
The incident that led to this decision occurred on February 8, during a routine entertainment event. Two groups of students from Kpembe and Salaga towns clashed.
The situation took a turn for the worse when one student, Hardi Hamza, initially retreated from the confrontation, only to return with a group of individuals, resulting in a shooting and injuries.
The students involved were arrested and brought before the Salaga Magistrate Court, where they were tried and sentenced to a non-custodial penalty of 100 penalty units each, equivalent to GH¢1,200 or six months in jail.
Only 20 of the 28 students implicated reported to school on the day of their arrest, while the remaining eight refused to turn themselves in.
