Teacher orders two kids to lick chalkboard

Dordoekope (V/R), Sept 15, GNA - Parents of two pupils of the Roman Catholic School at Dordoekope in the South Tongu District are angry with a teacher who ordered their children to lick a chalkboard painted only a day before with the blackish substance found in torchlight batteries. Mr Moses Okine, a recruit of the National Youth Employment Programme who was said to have punished the two kids for writing on the chalkboard, has sneaked out of the village.

The incident happened on July 31 and the kids, Doe Adoboli, 11, and Koko Sakyi both in Primary 4, were taken to the Dangme East District Hospital at Ada where they were treated and discharged. Mr Norbert Adoboli, one of the parents, said they found the conduct of the teacher unpleasant.

Mr Joy Bigah, the Headmaster, confirmed the story but said the chalkboard was painted with a non-poisonous preparation supplied to the school by the Ghana Education Service.

Dr Samuel Amoah, Medical Practitioner at the Ada Hospital who attended to the boys said he found the kids medically stable but complained that the teacher failed to bring them back for a review.