Lawyer Edmond Akwaa Arhin, a renowned private lawyer has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to make available clear and specific laws regarding ethics, norms and conducts for schools under its jurisdiction to avoid future instances of that nature.
Adding his voice to the ongoing brouhaha surrounding the two rastafarian students who were denied admission into the Achimota Senior High School (SHS) on Spice Fm’s Adzekye Mu Nsem in Takoradi, he said it would be outrageous for anyone to state that the children have been denied their education for believing, professing and promoting their religion as rastafarians.
According to him, every educational institution has its own set of rules and regulations guiding its operations hence, there should not be any bad feelings about what the school authorities of Achimota SHS did.
Lawyer Akwaa said, “as much as there are exceptional cases that I agree to, there should be laws because every child has the right to be trained and educated.”
Making reference to Article 26(1) which talks about the right to enjoy, profess and promote one’s religion, he argued that there should be the need to know when and where to practice the aforementioned rights.
Touching on whether the parents of the children could go to court to challenge the decision of the school, he said as against the school’s rules and regulations the court cannot strictly make any decision on such cases.
However, he said, it would be interesting and beneficial to all if someone takes the issue to the Supreme Court to seek for redress and clear interpretation of the law.
Story: Adjoa Nyamewaa
