Lawyer for the two Rastafarian boys who were denied admission to Achimota School, Wayoe Ghanamannti has explained that the Achimota school failed to weigh the scale of justice to their side in the matter.
The lawyer noted that the affected students had their rights to religion and education violated, and that was what the court agreed with and asked the school to admit the students.
According to him, he is not expecting the students to be victimized but expects the school authorities to grant them easy entry following the ruling as just any other students.
He said if they go and there is any threat to the academic work, they will take the matter.
He was hopeful the school is going to receive the students with an open arm.
He described the ruling as great and commended the presiding saying she ”has catapulted herself to a legendary status”.
Meanwhile, he has expressed readiness for any form of appeal from the Achimota school.
“They have the right to appeal. Our learned friends didn’t indicate any signal of an appeal, but they have a right to do so. Even when they do that, we would have started going to school and before the appeal will be prepared and put before a court of appeal and the court called upon to get the parties to appear and move the appeal and all that, we would have started school. When we get to that bridge, we will cross it,” he said.
The Human Rights Court 1 Division of the High Court yesterday, Monday, May 31, 2021, ordered Achimota School to admit Oheneba Nkrabea and Tyrone Marhguy the dreadlock-wearing Rastafarian students into the school.
The presiding judge Justice Gifty Adjei Addo held that failure to admit Marhguy because of their dreadlocks, which is a manifestation of their religious right is a violation of his human right, right to education and dignity.
She also instructed the school to admit Nkrebea saying the failure of the school to admit him was a violation of his dignity and right to education.
By: Rainbowradioonline.cocm
