Court remands Kade SHTS students who assaulted teacher for strict WASSCE invigilation

The Kade District Court in Eastern Region, on Wednesday, January 7, 2025, remanded five individuals who were sighted in a viral video assaulting Michael Quayson, a teacher at Kade Senior High Technical School (SHTS), for his strict invigilation during the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for School.

The former students of the Kade Senior High Technical School were remanded after they pleaded guilty to the brutal assault of their teacher, Michael Quayson, who served as an invigilator in the 2025 WASSCE for School.

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

In a social media post sighted by GhanaEducation.org, GES said all five individuals are expected to reappear before the court on January 20, 2026, with the juvenile’s case to be handled by a Juvenile Court.

“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. We strongly urge students to desist from assaulting teachers,” the Service said in the statement signed by its Public Relations Officer (PRO).

The Kade District Court decision follows an attack on a teacher at Kade Senior High Technical School, Michael Quayson, by some students of the school who sat for the just-ended 2025 WASSCE for School Candidates.

According to media reports, the teacher was assaulted by former students on October 5, 2025, allegedly due to his strict supervision during the Christian Religious Studies WASSCE for School paper.

In a viral video circulating on social media, a group of students launched a coordinated and brutal attack on him. One student repeatedly slaps the teacher’s face while others lash him with a tree branch.