Relatives
of
an
18-year-old
final-year
student
at
Ghana
National
College
in
Cape
Coast
are
demanding
justice
following
the
death
of
their
son,
Theophilus
Ansah,
a
science
student
at
the
school.
They
claim
that
negligence
on
the
part
of
school
authorities
led
to
his
death.
Family
sources
say
that
on
Friday,
June
28,
Theophilus
called
his
mother
complaining
of
ill
health
and
was
directed
to
the
school
infirmary
for
treatment
but
found
no
one
at
the
facility.
His
parents
were
later
informed
that
Theophilus
was
rushed
to
the
Cape
Coast
Teaching
Hospital
after
vomiting
profusely
during
a
mock
exam,
but
later
passed
away.
Family
spokesperson
Ms.
Lucy
Quianoo,
speaking
to
Citi
News,
stated
that
the
negligence
on
the
part
of
school
authorities
led
to
the
death
of
their
son.
“On
June
28,
2024,
Theophilus
Ansah,
a
science
student
of
Afedu
House,
called
his
mother
complaining
of
ill
health.
The
mother
directed
him
to
the
school
infirmary.
He
later
called
her
again
and
reported
the
absence
of
staff
at
the
infirmary.
Theophilus
insisted
that
he
had
mock
exams
to
write,
so
he
couldn’t
come
home.
The
mother
received
a
call
from
a
student
complaining
that
Theophilus
vomited
several
times
during
the
mock
exams,
and
the
school
had
turned
a
blind
eye
to
it.”
“The
parents
later
called
the
Parents
Association
chairman,
to
complain
about
the
behaviour
of
the
school
authorities.
Interestingly,
the
headmaster
of
the
school
got
angry
at
the
father
for
calling
the
PA
chairman
instead
of
addressing
the
substantial
issues.
The
school
authorities
eventually
sent
the
boy
to
the
hospital,
but
never
bothered
to
visit
him
for
three
days
until
his
demise.”
“We
seek
justice
because
we
trusted
the
school
authorities
with
our
son,
but
no
one
cared
even
when
he
was
going
in
and
out
of
the
exam
hall
during
the
mock.
Negligence
on
the
part
of
school
authorities
has
cost
us
our
son.
He
collapsed
at
one
point
in
school,
and
this
didn’t
prompt
them.
We
are
deeply
disappointed
in
the
school,”
Ms.
Quianoo
said.
Meanwhile,
the
Central
Regional
Director
of
Education,
Emmanuel
Essouman,
condemned
the
circumstances
leading
to
the
teenager’s
death
but
said
the
issue
has
been
forwarded
to
the
Director-General
of
Education
for
further
action.
“It
is
a
very
unfortunate
and
sad
story
that
shouldn’t
have
happened.
The
loss
of
a
child
cannot
be
redeemed.
The
child
will
never
come
back,
and
we
console
the
family
as
a
unit.
Documentation
and
the
case
have
been
forwarded
to
the
Director-General
of
Education
for
appropriate
action.
We
believe
in
justice,
and
so
if
the
parents
are
pleading
for
justice,
it
is
the
right
direction.”
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