Four students of KUMACA die within 14 days

The sequence of death of students in Kumasi Academy is assuming more disturbing stages following the death of the fourth student on Friday March 31 2017.

According to the school authorities, the parents of the latest casualty called the school on Monday to break the news of their ward’s demise.

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

The fourth death comes after three other students had died in similar circumstances within short intervals later last month.

The 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. Adding that 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,”

Students of Kumasi Academy went on a riot on the night of Friday March 31 2017, to demand answers from authorities over the series of death.

School authorities have dispelled fears of suspected food poisoning though they disclose the students had complained of headache and severe pain.

Mrs. Cassandra Twum-Ampofo has however indicated that authorities are awaiting autopsy reports on by Friday to be able to establish the real cause of death.

Mrs. Twum-Ampofo added that 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 set to address the emotional and psychological concerns of students.

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