Gomoa Central MP and outspoken social commentator, Kwame Asare Obeng, broadly often known as A Plus, has weighed in on the heated debate surrounding the rule in Ghanaian public faculties that requires Senior Excessive Faculty (SHS) college students to chop their hair earlier than being enrolled.
The dialogue has flared up as soon as once more after viral movies confirmed college students being compelled to trim their hair to satisfy admission necessities.
Taking to Fb on 29 October 2025, A Plus shared his unfiltered opinion, urging dad and mom who disagree with the rule to easily ship their youngsters to non-public faculties.
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“Don’t minimize your children’ hair. That nonsense should cease. Take your children to GIS. You possibly can’t pay GIS? Minimize the ‘nonsense’ hair and go at no cost!” he wrote, referring to Ghana Worldwide Faculty (GIS), one of many nation’s elite non-public establishments.
The MP’s put up has reignited dialog on social media, with some agreeing that oldsters ought to respect the insurance policies of public faculties if they can’t afford options, whereas others argue that the rule is outdated and discriminatory.
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Training consultants and oldsters stay divided; some insist {that a} pupil’s coiffure has no bearing on their educational efficiency, whereas others consider that self-discipline and uniformity type an important a part of Ghana’s instructional ethos.
In the meantime, the Minister of Training, Haruna Idirisu, lately reaffirmed the federal government’s stance on the problem through the seventy fifth anniversary celebration of Mawuli Senior Excessive Faculty.
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He cautioned that the Ministry wouldn’t allow lengthy hair in SHSs, warning that permitting such flexibility may undermine self-discipline in faculties.
“If we permit lengthy hair right this moment, we danger dropping management over different elements of pupil look,” the Minister acknowledged, empowering headteachers and the Ghana Training Service (GES) to proceed implementing grooming and behavioural requirements on campus.
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The controversy continues to divide opinion throughout the nation, with calls rising louder for a overview of conventional faculty guidelines that many consider now not replicate the occasions.
