President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu, has called for immediate and stringent action to address the growing wave of violence and indiscipline in Ghanaian schools.

Mr. Carbonu warned that lenient disciplinary policies have rendered many educational institutions difficult to manage, posing a serious threat to the quality of teaching and learning.

Speaking on Citi FM on Thursday, May 22, he said, “We have to stop romanticising the issue. We must take very drastic and draconian measures because we are not in normal times."

Mr. Carbonu also criticised the continued reliance on foreign disciplinary models, arguing that such approaches are ineffective within the Ghanaian context.

"Nobody should come and jaundice this situation with alien disciplinary prescriptions that are not working."

He expressed concern that the tolerance of these so-called “alien” systems has contributed to the breakdown of authority in schools.
“We have tolerated alien disciplinary prescriptions in this country to the extent that our schools and institutions are no longer governable, and this is affecting learning and teaching in the schools,” he said.

His remarks come amid rising concerns from educators and parents about increasing cases of student misconduct and violence in schools nationwide.