ABSTRACT 

The main purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing indiscipline among Junior High School students in Bosomtwe District of Ashanti Region. The research design that was adopted in the study was descriptive survey. The study used quantitative research approach. The population consisted of all JHS 2 students and teachers in the selected Junior High Schools in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti Region. The population for the study was 140 participants. Questionnaires were the main instrument used for data collection. The data was computed and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 20). The study results concluded that the factors that causes students disciplinary problems were poor parenting, irresponsible parents, frequent absence of head teachers, broken home, lack of commitment by teachers, teachers lateness and absenteeism, undesired head leadership style, school community, negative attitude of community leaders towards the teachers, lack of good role models in the school community, and community not sharing affectionate, warm relationship with students lead to students indiscipline. The study recommended that the Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Education should conduct sensitization campaigns to educate all stakeholders on the need to participate in the discipline of children in and out of school as a measure to ease the increased cases of student indiscipline at the selected schools.