People are going to Mars, we are here wasting time on hair discussion – Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Aduwtum has decline speaking to ongoing discussions about Achimota School’s decision not to admit Rastafarian students until they cut off their hair in conformity with the schools rules and regulations.

TV3’s Parliamentary Correspondent, Komla Kluste reported on Wednesday March 24 that “So, I approached the Minister of Education yesterday for his opinion on the Achimota Rastafarian matter, he declined an interview saying that ‘when people are busy researching how to go to Mars, we are wasting precious time on hair discussion.”

He won’t talking about this but STEM education,” Komla further reported.

Meanwhile, the Executive Director of the National Commission on Culture, Janet Edna Nyame has asked the Rastafarian family whose children were denied admission to the Achimota School to submit themselves to the rules and regulations of the institution.

She said every institution has rules and regulations that all persons seeking to do business with the entity must abide by.

Ms Nyame told TV3’s Selorm Amenya in an exclusive interview that the children must cut the dreadlocks in order to be accepted into the school.

Source: 3news.com