[ 2017-04-03 ]

Parents of the latest casualty called at the school to break the news of their ward’s demise

Four students of KUMACA die within two weeks
The spate of death at Kumasi Academy students is
assuming more worrying levels following reports of
a fourth passing on Friday.

Authorities say parents of the latest casualty
called at the school on Monday to break the news
of their ward’s demise.

The deceased, yet to be identified, is a Form One
student who left school to seek medical attention
for what has become a strange condition but died
at home.

It comes after three other students had died in
similar circumstances within short intervals late
last month within ten days interval.

The now deceased had been granted permission out
of school to seek attention at home for an unknown
condition.

Public Relations Officer at the Ashanti Regional
Directorate of the Ghana Education Service,
Cassandra Twum-Ampofo has dismissed claims
students might have died of food poisoning.

But she says authorities are waiting for a
postmortem report on the four students.

“What we have gathered shows that there wasn’t
any food poisoning because you know when there is
food poisoning, you have huge number of people
eating on a particular day. They all eat the same
food. According to the nurses and professionals,
the signs they presented has nothing to do with
food poisoning,” she explained.

Students of Kumasi Academy went on a rampage
Friday night to demand answers from authorities
over the series of death.

Authorities have allayed fears of suspected food
poisoning though they disclose the students had
complained of headache and severe pain.

Nhyira News sources suggest all deceased, three of
whom were in the 2nd year and other in 1st year,
had been close associates on campus.

She however indicates authorities are awaiting
autopsy reports on them by Friday to be able to
establish the real cause of death.

Mrs. Twum-Ampofo says most of the students who
were allowed to go home following Friday’s
incident have returned as normal academic work
resumes. The rest are expected to join their
colleagues tomorrow while counselors are on hand
to address the emotional and psychological
concerns of students.

“When it comes to religious aspect, we have
SU[Scripture Union] people;the chaplaincy board
said.

They have all come on board to talk to the
students to relieve them of the fear; to encourage
them and so at now, KUMACA is okay, stabilized,
everything is normal.”

Source - Myjoyonline.com

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