The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has waded into the public discussion about whether senior high schools (SHS) should permit pupils to wear long hair on campus, particularly if it is natural, and has been joined by
However, the sector minister stated that the education authorities would not accept any long hair during his remarks at the 75th anniversary celebration of Mawuli Senior High School in the Volta Region on Saturday, October 25.
He added that the secondary school environment was not a place for a beauty contest.”
A social media video last week showed a female student crying while getting her hair trimmed at a barbershop in preparation for her first year at the Yaa Asantewaa Senior High School at Tanoso in Kumasi. The video sparked a public controversy.
In the video, she was dressed in the YaaAsantewaaSHS school uniform. After years of maintaining her long, natural hair, the girl’s mother had taken her to the barbershop for a haircut.
The barber posted a video of the haircut procedure on social media, showcasing the before and after.
After that, the public discussion about hair on the SHS campus was rekindled, particularly on television, radio, and social media.
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