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Following public uproar over the rustication of 22 students of the University of Cape Coast, the management of the school has issued a statement to set the record straight.
Below is the statement
The Management of the University of Cape Coast has monitored with dismay the negative reactions from sections of the public over its attempt to maintain discipline in the University. This is obviously as a result of a lack of information about the University’s disciplinary processes.
Following the campus disturbances that led to injury to some staff and students and destruction of Oguaa Hall building and some vehicles, the Vice-Chancellor constituted an eight (8) Member Disciplinary Committee with amandate to investigate the matter. The Committee’s terms of reference were as follows.
The Committee which was chaired by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor had the Dean of Students, a Legal Officer, Head of Security, Director of Academic Affairs, the presidents of the StudentsRepresentative Council(SRC) and the Graduate Student Association of Ghana (GRASAG) as members. There were four others in attendance.
The committee held series of meetings,interviewed the JCRC and Planning Committee Members and others, called witnesses and came up with the following findings and recommendations:
“traditional allies” to participate in their Hall Week Celebration as they were expected to do.
expectedto report at the beginning of the Second Semester, 2018/2019 academic year to continue his
programme of study.
disregard to University Authorities and were negligent in their duties, thus leading to non-compliance with
directives from the Dean of Students. Their collective negligence and disregard for lawful instructions are
tantamount to insubordination contrary to Article 45 (a) of the Students’ Handbook. The Committee
therefore recommends that all JCRC executives and Planning Committee members should be rusticated
for two (2) semesters with effect from SecondSemester, 2016/2017 academic year. The affected students
are therefore, expected to report at thebeginning of the Second Semester, 2017/2018 academic year to
continue their programmes of study.
It must also be noted that this punishment does not preclude the criminal aspects of the act which the police are handling.
Consequently, the Vice-Chancellor approved the recommendation and it has since taken effect. It must be noted that the Public and the University acted within Its Statutes and the Students Hand Book. Management wishes to inform the University Community that it does not take delight in punishing its own students without reasonable justification but had to act in the interest of the entire University.
Signed
Maj. Kofi Baah-Bentwum (Rtd)
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