Elikem Kotoko Backs Education Minister on Hairstyle Rules in Schools

Elikem Kotoko backs education minister on hairstyle rules in schools

Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Elikem Kotoko, has thrown his support behind the Education Minister’s stance on maintaining hairstyle rules in Senior High Schools, describing such measures as necessary for instilling discipline in students. According to Mr. Kotoko, rules on hairstyles and appearance are not meant to suppress students’ rights but to help shape their character and prepare them for the future. “I find abs…

Fmr NaCCA Boss Backs No-Long-Hair Directive, Urges Fair Enforcement

Dr. Prince Hamid Armah, lecturer and former Director-General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), has expressed support for the Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu’s directive to the Ghana Education Service (GES) to enforce strict hair grooming standards in senior high schools.  However, he underscored that such policies must be applied with fairness, proportionality, and sensitivity to cultural and religious di…

SHSs Will Not Tolerate Long Hair on Campus - Education Minister

The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has firmly stated that senior high schools (SHSs) across the country will not allow students to keep long hair, even if it is natural. Speaking at the 75th anniversary celebration of Mawuli Senior High School in the Volta Region on Saturday, October 25, Mr. Iddrisu said secondary schools are “not beauty contests” and stressed that discipline and uniformity remain essential to character formation. “There…

We won’t tolerate long hair in SHS – Education Minister

By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has firmly stated that Senior High Schools (SHSs) in Ghana will not allow students to wear long hair, insisting that schools are institutions for discipline and character formation, not fashion or beauty contests. Speaking at the 75th Anniversary Celebration of Mawuli Senior High School in the Volta Region on Saturday, October 25, 2025, the Minister addressed the ongoing publ…

No room for indiscipline - Minister warns

Haruna Iddrisu (middle) Minister of Education. Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Education has warned that the education sector will not tolerate indiscipline in schools, particularly with regards to unapproved haircuts and dress styles.   Speaking at the 75th anniversary celebration of Mawuli School, Ho themed, “Empowering the Head, Heart and Hand into the Future”, the Minister made it clear that adherence to school rules and regulations was param…

No tolerance for long hair in Senior High Schools – Minister of Education declares

Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has declared that students in Ghana’s Senior High Schools will no longer be permitted to keep long or unkempt hairstyles, stressing that discipline and proper grooming remain essential to education. Addressing the 75th Anniversary celebration of Mawuli Senior High School, Mr Iddrisu cautioned that the Ghana Education Service (GES) would not tolerate what he described as “creeping acts of indiscipline” in sc…