Court To Give Judgment On Achimota Rasta Students Case Today

Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra is expected to give judgment in the case of two Rastafarian boys who were denied admission in Achimota School today, Monday, May 31, 2021.

The issue which caught public attention on the need for a national guideline for senior high schools, and eventually ended up in court after the two students filed their cases individually.

Nana Kwaku Nkrabea and Tyron Marhguy, were both denied admission into Achimota School though they had qualified and were duly placed there through the computerized school selection and placement system.

The School however scrapped claims, arguing that the students never returned their forms which had their acceptance of admission.

Watchers of the education space are confident that today’s judgment will put the matter to rest and shape policy going forward.

Source/Derrick Adu Asante/mynewsroomgh.com