Wesley Girls’ Rules Can’t Override Students’ Constitutional Rights- Kofi Asare

The Executive Director of Africa  Education Watch (Eduwatch), Kofi Asare, has opposed Wesley Girls’ Senior High School’s restriction on Islam faith-based practices on campus.
In a Facebook post, he asserted that the rules of the school cannot override the rights of students when it is funded by the taxes of the state.
“Wesley Girls is tax-funded; their rules can’t override students’ constitutional rights. They must uphold freedom of religion & equality.”

Citing Global Best Practice, he emphasised that “Public Faith-Based schools may keep their character but accommodate other faiths.”

This stance is supported by the Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, who insists that state funding to the school must be cut.

“We can’t force them to allow you to practice your faith, but we can stop our taxes from being used. Those who want to continue to receive public funds can allow religions freedom as enshrined in the constitution, and those who don’t want to allow religious freedom can opt out of public funding. Easy way to settle this issue in my view.”

A suit, filed in December 2024 by private legal practitioner Shafic Osman, invokes the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court under Articles 2(1)(b) and 130(1)(a) of the 1992 Constitution.

The action challenges the school’s alleged restrictions on Muslim students, including claims that they are barred from wearing the hijab, fasting during Ramadan, and observing other Islamic practices, actions the plaintiffs argue violate constitutional protections for religious freedom.

Story by Hajara Fuseini

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