Parents blame school’s alleged neglect for son’s death

On February 12, 2024, 7:01 PM

Parents of a 19-year-old student of Akim Swedru Senior High School (AKISS) have blamed the school for the death of their son.

According to the parents, the school authorities refused to grant their son, Kester Vadje permission to go to the hospital when he complained of ill health.

The student reportedly went to the housemaster and requested an exeat since he was ill.

However, the housemaster told him he did not look like a sick person and denied him the exeat.

After several failed attempts to get the exeat, he called his father, who went to the school to get him.

The father rushed Kester to the hospital but the facility could not treat him.

Medical officers transferred him to the Akwatia St. Dominic Hospital.

He, however, died some hours after he was admitted to the facility.

The family is insisting that if the school had given Kester the exeat on time, he would have survived.

Meanwhile, all is set to bury the 19-year-old on February 16, 2024.

This comes after a first-year student at Aburi Girls Senior High School (SHS) in the Eastern Region allegedly passed away under similar circumstances.

The 15-year-old student died on Monday, February 5, 2024, after complaining of severe stomach pains.

According to a source within the school, allegations suggest that the student was denied medical attention by the school nurse, who reportedly accused her of repeatedly feigning illness.

Unfortunately, by the time she was rushed to the hospital, she had passed away.

The deceased student’s body has been deposited at the Tetteh Quarshie Memorial Hospital pending an autopsy, while police have commenced an investigation.

Her family has threatened to sue the school should it be determined that the school’s inaction contributed to her death.