Africa Education Watch is encouraging Ghana Education Service (GES) to pursue admission for two Rastafarians who were refused admission by Achimota School.
This follows the denial of a mandatory injunction seeking to compel the Achimota School to admit Oheneba Nkrabea, one of the students, awaiting the outcome of the substantive lawsuit.
Tyrone Marhguy, the second student, will face a related injunction request later today.
The school has requested parents to either shave their children’s heads or find them another school.
Kofi Asare, Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, reiterated to Citi News that the educational wellbeing of students is paramount.
“…at this crucial juncture, I wish the Ghana Education Service had encouraged the admission of these children to alternative schools,” he said.
Although Mr. Asare recognizes that they have the right to pursue justice in law, he added that “judging from the court’s stance on similar cases, I am not confident regarding the outcome.”
“This is not to suggest that it can exclude the child and his father from seeking justice. We can only wish them success.”
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Since March 19, the two students have been unable to begin academic study with their colleagues.
They were assigned to the school through the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) after meeting the admission prerequisite of passing their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) with honors .
Though the GES initially ordered Achimota School to accept the students, it reversed its decision in the face of opposition from school stakeholders and additional engagements.
The Achimota School PTA defended the school’s decision, stating that its new rules and regulations effective August 2020 require students to wear their hair low, plain, and normal.
SOURCE: ATLFMONLINE
