The student of Adisadel College in the Central Regional Capital of Cape Coast who assaulted his fellow student has been suspended by the school’s authorities.

The victim, the school announced has also been suspended.

Also, the student who recorded the video has been suspended externally for a week, and internally for another week.

The other students who were on the scene of the incident but failed to intervene according to the school, will face severe internal punishment.

Also, the housemaster of the house where the incident happened and his deputy have been suspended pending the outcome of the investigations by the Ghana Education Service (GES).

Meanwhile, the Management of the GES expressed concern over the recent assault involving two students of the Adisadel College in a video circulating on social media.

In a statement signed by its Head of Public Relations Unit, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, the GES condemned the “barbaric act of violence in our schools.”  

The GES applauded the school authorities for “taking swift action to suspend the culprit pending further investigation.”

According to the Management of the GES, it has directed “the Regional Director of Education to liaise with the school authorities and the relevant law enforcement agency to investigate for appropriate action.”

It also assured the general public of its commitment to ensuring a safe and secure learning environment for all students across the country.

A video circulating online reveals a student of the Adisadel College hitting the face of his victim,  another student against a metal bed while locking his arms around his neck. 

The victim bled profusely beneath his right eye.