Achimota School and Attorney-General’s office have filed an appeal challenging the ruling of the High Court that made the school admit dreadlocked students into it.
The school held that it was necessary for the court to revoke the order and instruct the affected student—Tyrone Marhguy—to comply by the rules and regulations of the school, because the court erred when it gave the directive to admit them.
The Attorney General’s office also filed an appeal that the appeal court upholds the arguments of the Achimota School.
“The learned Judge erred when she held that the regulation of the 1st Respondent requiring that students keep their hair low amounted to an illegal and unconstitutional attempt to suspend the manifestation of the Applicant’s guaranteed freedom to practice and manifest his religion….
“The learned Judge erred when she held that Respondent’s actions of asking the Applicant to step aside during the registration process are a violation of his right to dignity especially when the 2nd Respondent had disputed the veracity of that fact,” statement by the office the Attorney General said.
Meanwhile, a post sighted by Angelonline.com.gh of Kwaku Azar, a social media activist, suggests that the School prior to the appellation had planned to include Tyrone Marhguy in its National and Maths Quiz for next two years.
The post read in part: “Achimota has named Tyrone Iras Marhguy in its squad for the National Maths and Science Quiz for the next two years and it is in court, with the assistance of the State, seeking to kick him out of the school.”
