The Father of one of the Rastafarian students rejected by Achimota School, Ras Nkrabea, says he is not perturbed by the School’s decision to appeal the case in court.
He notes that his child will enrol in school today despite the decision of the school.
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Speaking to Samuel Eshun on the Happy Morning Show, he shared: ” It is their constitutional right to appeal the case and I am not surprised they will do that. I will be sending my son to school today We, the parents and the children will be going to the school and that is the directive of the court”.
Ras Nkrabea was of the view that since the law has ruled on the issue, no one can prevent his child from enrolling at Achimota School.
He added that the school is a government school and as such no one has the right to prevent the children from attending the school.
Achimota School will appeal the recent high court decision ordering it to admit the two Rastafarian boys, Tyrone Marhguy and Oheneba Nkrabea.
The board of governors of the school in a statement barely 24-hours after the landmark ruling said it has instructed its lawyers to appeal the decision because it disagrees with it.
“The court ruled that the religious rights of the two applicants had been violated by the School Management as they sought to enforce the time-tested and well-known rules of the School. The Court further directed the School to admit the two applicants. The school Board disagrees with the ruling of the Court. The School Board disagrees with the ruling of the Court. The School Board disagrees with the ruling of the Court,” excerpts of the statement said.
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An Accra High Court on Monday, May 31, 2021, delivered its ruling regarding the denial of two Rastafarian boys; Tyrone Marhguy and Oheneba Nkrabea admission to Achimota School because they failed to cut their dreadlocks.
Justice Gifty Adjei Addo, the Presiding Judge, disagreed with the submissions of the Attorney General and granted all the reliefs separately sought by the embattled students except the relief of compensation in the case of Tyrone Marhguy.