Since a photo of Achimota School’s probable squad for this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) appeared on Friday, June 2, social media has been buzzing.
Tyrone Marhguy, a young man who was at the centre of a dispute that shocked the education system two years ago, stood out among the kids.
Tyrone was photographed in a social media image portraying Achimota School’s trial session in preparation for the 2023 NSMQ season.
Here’s why this communiqué is noteworthy:
He was one of two students who complained that the school had refused them admittance because their hairdo violated the school’s code of conduct.
The Rastafarian kids filed a lawsuit against the Achimota School Board of Governors, the Minister of Education, the Ghana Education Service, and the Attorney General for refusing to enrol them. Achimota School pressed on them shaving their dreadlocks to conform with school requirements.
A High Court judgement on May 31, 2021, ordered the institution to allow the students.
His classmate, Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, on the other hand, received a scholarship to Ghana International School.
Tyrone Marhguy went to Achimota School and sat for his end-of-term test barely hours after enrolling in June 2021, following the court verdict.
Following the newest development, social media users appear to be reeling from the prospect of this story blossoming into a ‘zero-to-hero’ story when the national quiz begins soon.
Tyrone’s involvement with the school’s NSMQ squad is not his first.
He was also sighted with the team last year, which raised fresh discussion over his participation.
