Kwesi Pratt, Managing editor of the Insight newspaper has urged parents of the two Rastafarian boys, Tyrone Marhguy and Oheneba Nkrabea, who were denied admission into Achimota SHS over their hairstyle.
Speaking on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo show, Mr Pratt urged the boys parents to consider an alternate school for their wards after court ordered that the school admit the boys.
According to him, the boys are likely to face victimization from the teachers and staff if they insist on going there.
He noted that the court’s ruling has set a precedence which is a good one for the Rastafarian community.
The two boys were refused admission because of their dreadlocks; with Achimota school insisting they cut them off before they could be admitted.
However, parents of the boys appealed the Accra High Court which later directed that Achimota Senior High School admit the Rastafarian students.
According to the court, the school’s refusal to admit Tyrone Marhguy and Oheneba Nkrabea is an infringement on their fundamental human rights and and right to education.
The presiding judge, Justice Gifty Adjei Addo granted all seven reliefs sought by the applicants except for the award of cost.
Source: GhanaFeed.com
