Achimota School rejects GES’ order to admit student with dreadlocks
The School has maintained its position that the parents of the kids cut off their hair or find another school for them.
Jonas Danquah 
Achimota School has refused to bow to pressure from the Ghana Education Service (GES) to admit two Rastafarians with dreadlocks.
Per a report by Citinewsroom the school rejected the students after an extensive meeting between the parents of the two boys, officials of the Ghana Education Service (GES) and management of the school.
Authorities of the Achimota School had earlier turned home the dreadlocked students, insisting that their parents cut off their hair or find another school for them.
The news caused public outrage.
The GES therefore directed the school to admit the two first-year students in spite of their dreadlocks.
An official at the GES told Citi News the school had been directed to admit the students but the school has insisted that it will not change its decision.
Before the school’s decision, old students of Achimota School expressed their disagreement with the position of GES.
The President of the Old Achimotans Association, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey described the decision by the Ghana Education Service as undermining the authority of the School’s governing board.
In a notice to members sighted by Citi News, Prof. Ernest Aryeetey said the Association is concerned about the breach of school governance and regulations.
Meanwhile, father of one of the affected boys, Raswad Nkrabea says he will seek legal redress.
