Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has called on school authorities nationwide to respect and uphold students’ religious rights, allowing them to practice their faith freely without restriction.
The Minister made the call at the 2025 Eid-ul-Fitr prayers with the Ambariyya Muslim sect in Tamale on Monday, March 31.
The minister reaffirmed the importance of respecting religious diversity in educational institutions, emphasizing that schools should not enforce policies that prevent students from practicing their faith.
“I want to announce as Ghana’s Minister of Education that every child and every Ghanaian is entitled to the full benefit of all the rights enshrined in the 1992 Constitution, and therefore no school has the right to deny any Ghanaian child the right to practise their faith.
“All schools must recognise and respect the right of every Ghanaian child to profess and practise their religion,” he urged.
The minister’s call follows concerns raised by the Ghana Muslim Students Association of Ghana on Saturday, March 29.
They expressed disappointment in authorities of the Saint Roses Senior High School(SHS) in Akwatia, Eastern Region, for preventing Muslim students from going home to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, despite an official directive from the Ghana Education Service(GES).
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