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Wesley Girls’ Senior High School has been taken to court over allegations of denying Muslim students the right to practice their religion.
The lawsuit was filed by Shafic Osman, a Ghanaian citizen, who claims the school has systematically suppressed Muslim students by preventing them from observing Islamic practices.
The plaintiff is seeking a series of declarations from the court, including a ruling that the school’s policy prohibiting Muslim students from practicing their faith violates the 1992 Constitution.
“A declaration that the 1st defendant’s policy compelling and requiring the practice of a compulsory school religion in a public school is contrary to and inconsistent with Articles 21(1)(b)(c) and Article 26,” the suit states.
Additionally, the plaintiff argues that the school’s restrictions on Muslim students undermine their welfare and contravene international human rights principles, which are protected under Article 33(5) of Ghana’s Constitution.
“A declaration that the limitations on Muslim students in 1st defendant school undermines the welfare of Muslim students under international human rights of the child cognizable under Article 33(5) of the Constitution of Ghana, 1992,” the suit further outlines.
The plaintiff has also requested an order directing the Ghana Education Service to establish constitutionally compliant guidelines to regulate religious practices in all public schools across the country.
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