{"id":4413,"date":"2021-03-25T08:43:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-25T08:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/?p=4413"},"modified":"2021-03-25T08:43:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T08:43:40","slug":"ndc-proforum-achimota-school-bigoted-hair-code-has-outlived-its-usefulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/25\/ndc-proforum-achimota-school-bigoted-hair-code-has-outlived-its-usefulness\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC PROFORUM: ACHIMOTA SCHOOL BIGOTED HAIR CODE HAS OUTLIVED ITS USEFULNESS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NDC Professionals Forum \u2013 North America is appalled by the stance by authorities in Achimota School to discriminate against the family of Ras Nkrabea by offering his son Master Tyron Marghuy admission into the SHS programme<\/a> on condition of barbering his \u2018religious dreadlocks\u2019. It is unfortunate that Ghana in the 21st<\/sup> century would be heard and read in the diaspora articulating such backwardness in the guise of discipline and grooming in a non-denominational public institution.<\/p>\n

As a professional social democratic group, we have taken notice of the interview of the student in question granted to Joy News<\/a>: \u201cAs per my age, I go with my dad\u2019s religion just as in every home. Because if your Mum or Dad has a religion, you as a kid, you may want to go with your Dad\u2019s religion. So long as I\u2019m under their shelter and care, I will want to go with their religion even if it will cost me my education\u201d. This should inform all commentary on the matter that the child aptly understands the apparent attack on his family\u2019s religious beliefs.<\/p>\n

The Proforum \u2013 North America wish to caution public schools to be mindful of the fact that they are funded by the Ghanaian taxpayer. Achimota School and their likes are by statute under the directorship of the Ghana education service and thus a government owned and sponsored institution. Ghana as a nation state is a signatory to several UN conventions on the rights of the child and therefore traumatic for Master Marghuy to endure the reality that his religious beliefs, and practices are obstacles to attaining \u2018quality\u2019 government funded education.<\/p>\n

We should build an educational system devoid of backwardness and colonial mentality ordained to frustrate, suffocate, and bury the imagination, poise and dreams of the Ghanaian youth and Africa at large. \u00a0Such an agenda does not define who we are and supports a class society which is a recipe for citizen agitation and a threat to the stability of the country.<\/p>\n

The NDC Proforum \u2013 North America by this statement further stand in solidarity with Master Marghuy and wish him all the best in his pursuit for education. He should not be perturbed by the suggested legal action to ensure social justice<\/a> for his likes because of the circumstances surrounding his enrollment into high school but keep his head up to achieve his dreams.<\/p>\n

God bless our homeland Ghana\u2026and help us to resist the oppressor\u2019s rule.<\/p>\n

Signed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arnold Appiah<\/strong><\/p>\n

President<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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