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Attorney Martin Kpebu has raised concerns about the lawsuit filed by one of the Rastafarian students who was denied enrollment in Achimota school because of his hair.
Earlier today, Tyrone Iras Marhguy filed a lawsuit in supreme court challenging the school’s decision to deny him his constitutionally guaranteed right to education.
It considers that without the intervention of the court, Achimota School “will continue to violate its fundamental and constitutionally guaranteed rights to education, religion, administrative justice and the right to discrimination.”
But in reaction to this, Mr. Kpebu stated that he was hopeful that the Ghana Education Service and Achimota School should have done “the right thing” in enrolling students.
“This is a very clear matter with which we do not need to bother the court. They could have done the right thing by allowing the kids to sign up. It is not all that should go to court ”.
Speaking on NewsNight on Joy FM, on Thursday she stated that regardless of the lawsuit filed, the matter can be resolved out of court.
“Once they have gone to court, let us understand that the law allows the parties to reach an agreement at any time before the trial. So, for me, I hope that since the minister says they are still talking, it will be possible for them to resolve it without going through all the stages of the litigation.
Considering how long some litigation can take, Mr. Kpebu is concerned about the education of children.
“Because this can take a long time, it can even take a year. So in the meantime, what will happen to the child’s education, that’s what we should be looking at. “
Among the many reliefs Tyrone seeks is a court order ordering Achimota to admit or enroll him immediately to continue his education without hindrance.
He also seeks compensation for “inconvenience, embarrassment, loss of time and violation of his human rights and fundamental freedoms.”
Should the case go in his favor and his reliefs are granted, Mr. Kpebu stated that this will give Ghana “a country label with a mixed system where some schools allow hair and others do not”, a system that describes. as “unsatisfactory”.
“I would give Ghana the label of a country with a mixed system where some schools allow it [it]. But because as of now, some schools allow boys with dreadlocks to enroll and others say no, then it means that it is a mixed system where in Ghana some schools allow it and some do not.
“And it is not a satisfactory system. No, it should be uniform. The constitution has a language in which a person’s religion is not used to deprive them of education, ”he said.
Overall, Mr. Kpebu believes that the situation “does not bode well” for Ghana and recommended that GES and Achimota School agree to enroll students despite their hair.
“I keep saying that the example that tickles me and gives us a source of concern and concern is that in Zimbabwe some 13 years ago, the court was very clear that the girl in the case should be allowed to wear her dreadlocks at school. “.
“But then in Ghana, 13 years later, this has become a problem that is creating a lot of division in the country. It doesn’t bode well for us, we don’t need it. “
