Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) executive of embattled Achimota school has unreservedly and unequivocally supported the school’s decision to enforce it’s rules and regulations with respect to the admission of three Rastafarian students.
Headmistress of the school had earlier denied the students admission on grounds of they having dreadlocks.
The institution’s refusal to grant the students admission on grounds of their dreadlocks is in accordance with it’s revised rules and regulations ( August 2020) Section H ( General Appearance), item 3 which states ” Students must keep their hair low, simple and natural. ( Students’ hair should not go through any chemical process). The scalp must not show.
The executive in a press release sighted by GBAFRICA.NET, signed by it’s Chair, Dr. Andre Kwasi Kumah, pointed out that the old- age rule has prevented unnecessary attention and time wasting with non school hairdos.
They say any expectations on the rule on religious grounds will open the floodgates for all types of hairstyles and breed Indiscipline.
According to the executive, they stand with the headmistress of the school, and welcome into their fold, parents who are ready to abide by the rules and regulations of the institution.
” Furthermore, we believe in Article ( 14) (1) (e) of the 1992 constitution of Ghana which states;
” Every person shall entitled to his personal liberty and no person shall be deprived of his personal liberty except in the following cases and in accordance with procedure permitted by law.
e for the purpose of education or welfare of a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years, gives the school the right to set such rules in furtherance of of education” Part of the release read.
