Tema,(Greater Accra Region) 13 Oct. Students of Tema Secondary School will sign a bond to be of good behaviour when they report back to school after their extended mid-term holidays on October 20. The school will, however, close on December 12, for the first term holidays instead of December five, to make up for the number of days lost as a result of the extended mid-term. These measures were announced after the Tema District Security Committee (DISEC) met behind closed doors for three hours to deliberate on the closure of the school. The emergency meeting was attended by Dr. Eric Kwei, chairman of the Board of Governors, Mr. Lawrence Clocuh, Regional Director of Education, Mrs. Hannah Amoah, Municipal Director of Education and Mrs. Akosua Takyiwa Adu, acting headmistress of TEMASCO. Mr. Emmanuel Ofoe, Municipal Co-ordinating Director who spoke to the press after the meeting, said the DISEC has declared the house of the removed headmaster, Mr. Abednego Agyapong, out of bounds to both students and members of staff. Mr. Ofoe said DISEC endorses the closure of the school in view of the situation at that time. The police will continue to protect life and property and ensure that law and order are maintained on the campus, he added. Ideally, DISEC noted, the headmaster should have vacated his bungalow immediately he was removed to forestall any problems. Since this is not possible, police will continue to maintain security so that law and order would not break down. The committee appealed to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to expedite action on the posting of the removed headmaster. DISEC assured parents and guardians that these steps have been taken in the interest of their wards. The authorities of TEMASCO last Friday closed down the school and ordered the students to go home for 10 days to reduce tension which had been mounting since the removal from office about a week ago of Mr. Agyepong, the headmaster, on charges of drunkenness. The committee members later went round to see the extent of damage to property, inscriptions on walls and the transformer in the school.
