NAGRAT Demands Justice for Assaulted Teacher, Threatens Strike
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has warned of a possible nationwide sit-down strike by teachers if authorities fail to swiftly arrest, prosecute, and adequately compensate those responsible for the recent assault on a teacher at Kade Senior High Technical School.
The ultimatum, fourteen working days, was delivered by NAGRAT’s Eastern Regional Chairman, Awoonor–Yevu Godwin, during a press conference held at the Regional Secretariat on Tuesday, December 10, 2025. He strongly condemned the attack, describing it as a “barbaric and shameful” act captured in a widely circulated video.
“If prompt action is not taken by the Ghana Police Service and the Ghana Education Service to prosecute the culprits and give fair compensation to the victim involved within fourteen working days, teachers across the country may be forced to embark on a nationwide sit-down strike,” Godwin stated emphatically.
He further explained that a strike action would inevitably disrupt the 2026 academic calendar, adding that teachers’ patience is wearing thin in the face of increasing incidents of violence. “The patience of teachers has reached its limit,” he stressed.
According to Godwin, the Kade incident is not isolated but part of a worrying national trend of attacks on educators. He cited a September 2025 stabbing of a teacher at Takoradi Technical Institute, another incident during the 2025 WASSCE where a teacher at Christian Methodist SHS was stabbed, and a 2024 attack in the Ashanti Region that left a teacher with a stab wound to the eye.
NAGRAT is specifically calling on the Inspector-General of Police to ensure the immediate arrest and prosecution of all students identified in the viral video of the Kade assault. The association is also demanding enhanced security measures within schools and the introduction of a risk allowance for all teachers, acknowledging the growing dangers they face.
Both the Ghana Education Service (GES) and NAGRAT’s National Secretariat have established independent committees to investigate the Kade attack. While NAGRAT acknowledged and commended the swift response of the GES Director-General in initiating investigations, the union insists that concrete legal action and compensation for the victim are crucial next steps.
“The safety and dignity of teachers are non-negotiable and a fundamental obligation of the state,” NAGRAT asserted. The association has appealed to traditional authorities, the Ministry of Education, and security agencies to collaborate urgently to safeguard educators.
“Teachers are the backbone of our nation’s development,” Godwin concluded. “It is therefore unacceptable and intolerable that they continue to work under threats, violence, and fear.”
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