Frimpong-Manso Institute demands urgent national action to fix school indiscipline and moral decay

The Frimpong-Manso Institute (FMI) has called for immediate and decisive national action to address what it describes as growing indiscipline in schools and deepening moral decay in society.

In a strongly worded statement issued on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, the Institute said the “earth-shattering and soul-wrenching images of student atrocities at their inter-school athletics continue to reverberate across the country and the world at large.”

The statement also referenced the widely reported incident in which male students allegedly sexually abused a female colleague in broad daylight at the Kumasi Sports Stadium, describing it as “unthinkable news that has shaken the conscience of the nation.”

According to FMI, “These and other nasty incidents are symptomatic of the degree of rottenness in our schools in particular, and society in general.”

The Institute acknowledged the swift response by authorities in the Central Region, who have put on hold annual sporting events in the wake of the molestation incident. However, it argued that the measure is insufficient.

“Regrettably, this move only scratches the surface of such deep-rooted and hydra-headed problems of waywardness in our schools and lawlessness in our nation,” the statement said.

FMI maintained that the country must confront the situation with honesty and bold reforms.

“It is time to reflect on these problems with brutal frankness and cure them with the most appropriate policy surgery,” the Institute stressed.

To address the crisis comprehensively, FMI proposed the immediate establishment of a national committee or committees comprising key stakeholders to investigate the causes of the breakdown in discipline in schools and the worsening moral decline nationwide.

“Their findings may be subjected to national debate and rigorous scrutiny before the right policy prescriptions are considered and implemented with all seriousness,” the statement recommended.

In the interim, the Institute placed responsibility on parents, churches, and religious bodies to intensify moral guidance and character formation among the youth.

“Meanwhile, the ball is right in the court of all parents, churches and other religious groups to go the extra mile to shape the lives of their children and their members to reflect the highest moral standards and the fear of God,” FMI urged.

The statement was issued by Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso, President of the Institute; Rev. COP (Rtd.) Dr. David Ampah-Bennin, FMI Thematic Chair for Media, Security and Cyber Security; and Dr. Affail Monney, FMI Fellow in the Thematic Area of Media, Security and Cyber Security.