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The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescinded its directive to the Achimota school principal to admit two freshmen with dreadlocks who reported to the school to begin their upper secondary education (SHS).
Achimota School authorities denied admission to the two students who were assigned there under the Computer School Placement System (CSSPS) because school rules did not allow the admission of students with dreadlocks.
Social media was filled with arguments for and against the school authorities’ decision on Friday when the father of one of the students took to Facebook to protest the school’s decision.
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But, later Friday night, the GES said a directive had been issued to the school to admit the students.
“We have asked him [headmistress] to admit students. The student is a Rastafarian and if there is evidence to show that he is a Rastafarian, all he needs to do is tie his hair carefully, ”GES CEO Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa told Graphic Online’s Severious Kale. -Dery.
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However, when the students and their parents reported to the school on Monday, they were told that the GES had changed the directive.
The school administration insisted that until students get their hair cut (dreadlocks) they will not be admitted to campus.
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