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A tutor with the Achimota school identified as Clifford Nkrumah has allegedly committed suicide. This comes few days after the school filed an appeal to contest the Rastafarian students case. The unfortunate death of the 48-year-old Physics tutor is being investigated by the Accra Regional Police Command. The 48-year-old according to police report was found hanging on the ceiling in his room on Thursday September 16, 2021. According to the Public Relations Officer of the Accra Regional Police Command, DSP Juliana…

The Achimota School and Attorney General have gone back to school to appeal the ruling of the High Court that states that the two Rastafarian students, Tyrone Iras Marhguy and Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea be given admission in the school. The Rastafarian boys few months back sued the Achimota school for refusing to enroll them on the basis that they wear dreadlocks and will only be admitted if they cut their hair. The court ruled in favour of the students and said that its against their human right but Achimota School is…

Both the Ghana Health Service and Ghana Education Service have come to a consensus for a lockdown to be imposed on Achimota Senior High School. According to directives given by the school's authorities no one leaves or enters the school premises. This comes following the recent rise in Delta variant of Covid-19 among some of the students. Between Monday June 14th and Wednesday June 16 some three students took ill, showed symptoms of influenza-like and were tested but unfortunately showed symptoms of the Delta…

The Ghana Health Service has announced that the Achimota Senior High School has recorded 135 cases of new Delta Variant. The 135 cases emerged from over 500 samples that were previously tested at the Achimota School. ''We had a significant number of the earlier samples testing we did at Achimota School as Delta variant'', Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Patrick Kuma Aboagye stated. At a press conference held in Accra, Dr. Aboagye stated that 46 of the cases that was recorded will be…

One of the students who were earlier denied admission by the Achimota Senior High School, Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea has finally been admitted by the school. This comes after an Accra High court ruled in favour of the students with Attorney General Gofred Yeboah Dame also ntervening for the Rastafarian students. According to the mother of the young boy, Manaa Myers her son and herself were welcomed to loud cheers from students and officials of the school also received them well despite the case still bein dragged. “I…

The National Association of Ghana Students (NUGS) has called on the Achimota School to rescind its decision to appeal the Accra High Court ruling, directing them to allow the two Rastafarian boys to attend the school with their dreadlocks. The School has indicated its decision to appeal the court ruling but NUGS General Secretary Anthony Julius Kwame has described the steps as discrimination against the boys. The actions of Achimota School creates a needless gridlock which leaves these students shut out of the…

Report reaching us has it that Achimota School has finally agreed to admit the two Rasta Students, Tyron Iras and Oheneba Nkrabea despite its earlier position of refusing to admit the students. Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has revealed that Achimota School has already filed a stay of execution after meeting the Education Ministry and management of the school including the board. The Education Minister asked that they withdraw the stay and admit the students and he expects that to be done which the school has…

Days ago, Human Right Division of the High Court in Accra ordered Achimota School to admit two Rasta students, Tyron Marhguy and Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea after it ruled in their favour. In a ruling on Monday afternoon, the court presided over by Justice Gifty Adjei Addo held that failure to admit the two students because of their dreadlocks, which is a manifestation of their religious rights violates their right to education as Ghanaian citizens. Despite the court's order, the board of Achimota school have reacted to the…