Tereo Marghuy, the father of one of the rastafarian boys whose admission to Achimota School has become contentious, believes the school’s Old Students Association is behind the Attorney General’s appeal against the High Court’s ruling in their favor earlier this year.
While he is not surprised by the appeal, he finds it odd that the Attorney General’s office would file an appeal despite conceding to the ruling in court.
Mr. Marghuy believes the appeal is misguided, especially since his son has already settled into the school environment and has been named as one of the school’s candidates for the annual National Science and Maths Quiz in two years.
“It would have made sense if they had filed the appeal soon after the ruling, but now he [Tyrone Marghuy] has been in the school and they have even added him to the squad for the National Maths and Science Quiz for the next two years… It’s not really acceptable. “I believe there are some people working behind the scenes who are not in favor of the school,” he said.
The Attorney General stated in a notice of appeal obtained by Citi News that the High Court judge, Justice Gifty Agyei Addo, who had previously ruled that the two Rastafarian boys, Tyrone Marhguy and Ohene Nkrabea, be admitted to the school with their dreadlocks, erred.
According to the AG, the school’s request that the boys cut their hair before being admitted did not violate their right to an education, as the judge claimed.
The AG’s office stated, the trial judge also failed to recognize the importance of giving Achimota School’s rules and regulations, which include student hairstyles.
Mr. Marghuy, however, told Eyewitness News that he believes the majority of Ghanaians support them.
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“I’m not surprised because I predicted they’d file an appeal along the way.” They couldn’t bear the pain of their loss… How could an entire Attorney-General be in favor of the ruling and then change his mind? I believe it is something going on in the background, behind the scenes, that leads them to believe they should file an appeal. My suspicion is that the old students are working behind the scenes [but]. “I know the majority of Ghanaians are on our side,” he said.
Meanwhile, Child Rights International has vowed to fight the Attorney General’s office and the Achimota School, which have both filed an appeal to overturn a high court ruling ordering the school to admit the rastafarian boy with dreadlocks.
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