Ban on corporal punishment in schools, three years on thebftonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thebftonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Graphic Online
BY: Ismail M. Kailani
Category: Opinion
The Muslim leadership should engage the Christian community to allow girls to wear their hijab in school
30.5k
Shares
705
I have observed with profound interest the discussions of the aftermath of the denial of a Rastafarian boy (two boys) and two other siblings admissions to Achimota SHS and St. John’s SHS, respectively, both in the Greater Accra Region.
There were other related events of denial of a Muslim female admission due to her wearing of hijab (religious hair cover). All these events did not happen in a vacuum.
Subsequent to these happenings, the Muslim front, led by some identifiable and well-coordinated youths, embarked on a series of engagements, key among them were discussions of the issues on various media platforms and subsequent civil action of protests and peaceful demonstrations.
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has published the placement of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates into senior high, technical and vocational schools.
The roll-out went up live last night, Sunday, February 28, 2021.
In a statement issued by the GES, out of the total number of 533,693 registered candidates, 494,530 candidates qualified to be placed.
Also 343, 264 of the candidates were automatically placed in one of their choice of school, while 151,266 qualified candidates could not be matched with any of their choices.
Meanwhile, the GES has instructed such students “to do self-placement to select from available schools.”
To check their placement, GHS students are to follow these steps: