The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a major trial involving Wesley Girls’ High School.
On Tuesday, April 29, the court rejected the school’s attempt to drop out of a lawsuit that challenges its religious rules.
A seven-member panel, led by Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, decided that the school’s Board of Governors is legally responsible and must face the case in court.
This legal battle started when the school tried to argue that its Board lacked the power to be sued. Lawyers for Wesley Girls suggested that the plaintiff should have sued the Trustees of the Methodist Church in Ghana instead.
However, the judges disagreed and supported the arguments made by the Deputy Attorney-General and the plaintiff’s lawyer.
By keeping the Board in the case, the court has removed a major roadblock. This lawsuit touches on a sensitive topic that many Ghanaians care about: how schools balance their own traditions with the religious freedoms of their students.
The Supreme Court has now given the school two weeks to file a formal response to the claims. While the court paused the proceedings for now, the outcome will eventually define the legal limits for mission schools across the country.
Everyone is watching closely to see how the law protects student welfare and the right to practice one’s faith in the classroom.
