20 SHS girls sacked for sporting tattoos on bums, breasts

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wiedegabeliste 10 years ago

God help Ghana,,, ghana is now changing ,,,, why all africa trying to learn we europe life hmmmm not easy,,,,

God help Ghana,,, ghana is now changing ,,,, why all africa trying to learn we europe life hmmmm not easy,,,,
ENOBA 10 years ago

Your ignorance knows no bounds. Did you wonder how they were able to determine that some have tatoos on their pubics and breast? God should help those that violated the girls.

Your ignorance knows no bounds. Did you wonder how they were able to determine that some have tatoos on their pubics and breast? God should help those that violated the girls.
Ada Boy 10 years ago

First of all the word should be spoting not sporting. This bastadization of somebody's language.
Tattoos pasted on students bums and arms are an utter sacrilege of Ghanaian culture.The fact that other cultures have always do ...
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First of all the word should be spoting not sporting. This bastadization of somebody's language.
Tattoos pasted on students bums and arms are an utter sacrilege of Ghanaian culture.The fact that other cultures have always done it doesn't mean we have to follow them blindly. The head mistress was right and justifiable in her judgement. The Ghanaian way of copying cultures that we dont even understand is the core cause of moral malaise destroying the fabric of our society. Wrong is wrong is wrong,to quote the late Margaret Thatcher.
g dot hana (BP) 10 years ago

Erm, actually the word is sporting. Native English speaker here! However, the other word you'll be looking for is "bastardisation". Secondly, these were sensitive parts of the girls body, for the sake of 'culture' should we l ...
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Erm, actually the word is sporting. Native English speaker here! However, the other word you'll be looking for is "bastardisation". Secondly, these were sensitive parts of the girls body, for the sake of 'culture' should we leave our young people vulnerable to exploitation and violation?
Ada Boy 10 years ago

Nonsense, being a native speaker does not make one an authority on this subject. I was born raised and educated in a native englisg nation but I dare say i am an master on the subject. Do some research and you wold find that ...
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Nonsense, being a native speaker does not make one an authority on this subject. I was born raised and educated in a native englisg nation but I dare say i am an master on the subject. Do some research and you wold find that bastardization can be spelt in two ways,Amemerican and English! Spoting is the right word in the context that it was used.Try to listen and learn,native speaker!
KEN 10 years ago

I agreed with you until you quoted Margret Thacher , When thacher died there was a party held celebrating her death by white people , She is responsible for keeping apartide in afica alive ,Black people have been brainwashed ...
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I agreed with you until you quoted Margret Thacher , When thacher died there was a party held celebrating her death by white people , She is responsible for keeping apartide in afica alive ,Black people have been brainwashed ,they are now monkeying everything the white people do ,Most european do not have any culture ,VULGARITY IS THE ORDER OF THE DAY .
Sam 10 years ago

who made you the moral police? its their body & can do what they want WITH IT.

who made you the moral police? its their body & can do what they want WITH IT.
Paul 10 years ago

Sam u are an idiot.the school is an Islamic school and they have codes.It is not a secular school where one can do anything she likes.

Sam u are an idiot.the school is an Islamic school and they have codes.It is not a secular school where one can do anything she likes.
ENOBA 10 years ago

...and once upon a time we were naked and so must stay naked because that was the culture then. Once upon a time we all drunk "pito and Odoka" therefore we must not drink Beer and Whisky. We should all stay in our yesterdays. ...
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...and once upon a time we were naked and so must stay naked because that was the culture then. Once upon a time we all drunk "pito and Odoka" therefore we must not drink Beer and Whisky. We should all stay in our yesterdays. Isn't that what you are implying? Striping young girls naked is the worst of the evils and taking their education from them because of a tatoo is just total nonsense. PERIOD!
CITIZEN ONE 10 years ago

To think I have always found abhorrent every and anything called Ghanaian culture, simply because of such similar acts as tattooing, then suddenly some ignorant jerk in the same breathe speaks ill of tattoos yet uplifts our p ...
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To think I have always found abhorrent every and anything called Ghanaian culture, simply because of such similar acts as tattooing, then suddenly some ignorant jerk in the same breathe speaks ill of tattoos yet uplifts our pseudo-Ghanaian culture? One of the most dysfunctional and still primitive in the world.

FUCK!!! What is worse than tribal markings, which apparently still occurs.

What is worse than female genital mutilation, a typical Ghanaian cultural practice?

What is worse than hair braiding which pulls the skin of your skull so tight, I can't imagine it not having an effect on your cranial functions?

Who started tattooing, face painting, facial distortions, or I mean body part distortions. Africans or Europeans?

Who started enslavement and child servitude? Ghanaians or Westerners?

Ghana has no culture. We just do stupid things at random, and when you get enough ignorant people to participate we call it culture. What principles do we have that are so unique to only us and not other humans around the world?

Eating Fufu, Kenkey or Banku with your hands is what we deem Ghanaian culture? I hate that shit! because I clever man like me living in a country with limited access to water, would rather use a tool to eat so I won't have to find water to wash my dirty hands before and after. Now to me that is Ghanaian culture that I was brought up with. Right smack in the heart of Accra. White people did not teach me this.

What is so intelligently Ghanaian about strapping a baby on your back with a piece of cloth, when our ancestors practiced it at a time when their brain functions were so limit or lacking. Europeans came, viewed and they invented the baby carriage, ergonomically and intelligently. Yet today, we have Ghanaian women boarding international aircrafts in droves, with babies strapped on their backs, or shall I say dangling on their backs precariously, and we ignoramus, thinking it is so cool, like we really started something smart and will hang onto this primitive method for life.

We must find ways to purge all these primitive semi-educated people in our midst, they are simply a natural digression of the advancement of our society(there is no such thing as Ghanaian culture). Sadly, these very people use selective forms of western culture for their very personal development, but where they disagree, they tend to cite some make believe superior Ghanaian culture as the tool of moral compass.

I hate tattoos, especially permanent markings. I have absolutely no control over anybody's body part so I simply express my opinion, but I have come to find attractive and sensual some tattoos strategically placed on certain attractive females. Men and bikers or gang members who take the art of tattooing to an extreme make me sick, but who am I to imprison them, ostracize them, or use my power to exclude them from certain privileges in life, such as an education or entry into church.

Perhaps some group should also advocate the removal of this headmistress for infringing on the "RIGHTS" of these fellow citizens of the republic. This is where are useless legal practitioners should look at making their money, rather than tagging along with politicians to steal from the state. The parents should sue the school authorities and headmistress
CITIZEN ONE 10 years ago

It is this headmistress who is actually trying to be an elitist, conservative European woman, then making us believe that her value system is typically Ghanaian. No it is not!

We have a lot of backward and primitive practi ...
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It is this headmistress who is actually trying to be an elitist, conservative European woman, then making us believe that her value system is typically Ghanaian. No it is not!

We have a lot of backward and primitive practices in Ghana still. Any refined etiquettes we possess was taught to us by our British Colonial Rulers (God Save The Queen).

What we know best are rituals, Nose, Lip, Eye, Ear piercings. But as soon as European kids rebelling take it to the extreme and rebrand it to us kids, we tend to pretend we own the moral high grounds.

Man if I could find you Madam Headmistress, I will do something to you. You jealous piece of ****, Ghanaian women are evil, they hate attractive fellow citizens, if your skin tone is unique, you will find envy, if your hair grade is finer, you will find envy, if you are naturally beautiful 100% Ghanaian genes, you will be envied.

Can anybody give me one simple reason why they mutilate or shave the heads of Ghanaian school kids at a certain school level?

The ills of our society is far worse than kids living up to the times. We are part of the human society, not just an isolated tribal gathering called GHANA !
KEN 10 years ago

Hi YOUR BLEACHING CREAM IS SEEPING INTO YOUR BRAINS.

Hi YOUR BLEACHING CREAM IS SEEPING INTO YOUR BRAINS.
william 10 years ago

I agree. Tattooing is not foreign culture! I grew up seeing women tattoo around me until it was frowned upon us 'local' and fell into disuse!!!It was copied and re-exported. And because of colonial mentality, we don't even re ...
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I agree. Tattooing is not foreign culture! I grew up seeing women tattoo around me until it was frowned upon us 'local' and fell into disuse!!!It was copied and re-exported. And because of colonial mentality, we don't even recognise what was copied from us and other similar cultures like that of 'red indians'!
Ada Boy 10 years ago

Are we not talking about kids here? How many school kids show up in class rooms in the free western world with tattoos on their bums and breasts?

Are we not talking about kids here? How many school kids show up in class rooms in the free western world with tattoos on their bums and breasts?
KEN 10 years ago

When YOU JOIN A CLUB YOU ARE EXPECTED TO ABIDE BY THE RULES ,YOU SHOLD NOT EXPECT TO REAP THE BENEFIT BUT BRING THAT ESTABLISHMENT INTO DISREPUTE .IF YOU ARE A JEW YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BE CIRCUMCISE ,BUT IF YOU ARE BLACK IT IS ...
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When YOU JOIN A CLUB YOU ARE EXPECTED TO ABIDE BY THE RULES ,YOU SHOLD NOT EXPECT TO REAP THE BENEFIT BUT BRING THAT ESTABLISHMENT INTO DISREPUTE .IF YOU ARE A JEW YOU ARE EXPECTED TO BE CIRCUMCISE ,BUT IF YOU ARE BLACK IT IS CALLED GENTAL BARBARISM .
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 10 years ago

THE NEXTIME THIS WOMAN GOES TO KORLE BU. LET HER BE TREATED BY A DOKITA WITH TATTOOS. IF SHE REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE ATTENTION, THEN SHE MUST DIE....BCOS OF TATTOO, U WILL REFUSE ATTENDED PHYSICIAN CARE? DEY THERE....

THE NEXTIME THIS WOMAN GOES TO KORLE BU. LET HER BE TREATED BY A DOKITA WITH TATTOOS. IF SHE REFUSES TO ACCEPT THE ATTENTION, THEN SHE MUST DIE....BCOS OF TATTOO, U WILL REFUSE ATTENDED PHYSICIAN CARE? DEY THERE....
KEN 10 years ago

I THINK THEY WENT AROUND SHOWING EVERYBODY , WHAT DO YOU THINK ??

I THINK THEY WENT AROUND SHOWING EVERYBODY , WHAT DO YOU THINK ??
Nicholas J Bedzo 10 years ago

Good job,they must respect the school Laws and learn for better result.

Good job,they must respect the school Laws and learn for better result.
DAN 10 years ago

its no different than the ignorant tribes that scar their face...So leave girls alone but make them wear shirts to cover cleavage...and nobody should have their ass exposed either

its no different than the ignorant tribes that scar their face...So leave girls alone but make them wear shirts to cover cleavage...and nobody should have their ass exposed either
Nationalist 10 years ago

THIS IS WHAT GHANA HAS BECOME WHEN LEADERS LOSE THEIR VALUES ANED PARENTS LOSE THEIR FOCUS BELIEVING THAT EVERYTHING FROM THE WEST IS THE BEST. LOST MORAL VALUES. LOST CULTURE. LOST SOULS. LORD, PLEASE HAVE MERCY ON GHANAIANS ...
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THIS IS WHAT GHANA HAS BECOME WHEN LEADERS LOSE THEIR VALUES ANED PARENTS LOSE THEIR FOCUS BELIEVING THAT EVERYTHING FROM THE WEST IS THE BEST. LOST MORAL VALUES. LOST CULTURE. LOST SOULS. LORD, PLEASE HAVE MERCY ON GHANAIANS. WE PLEAD FOR BETTER DIRECTION THAT BRINGS BACK OUR CHERISHED VALUES AND CULTURE.
ENOBA 10 years ago

What values have been lost? Explain to me how getting a tatoo on the most private part of a person translates to lost value or morality.
Your ignorance knows no bounds. Did you wonder how they were able to determine that som ...
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What values have been lost? Explain to me how getting a tatoo on the most private part of a person translates to lost value or morality.
Your ignorance knows no bounds. Did you wonder how they were able to determine that some have tatoos on their pubics and breast? Shameless idiots all they wanted to see is their nakedness.
Kwaa Dotu 10 years ago

Sacking school girls over tattoos in the 21st Century, Hello Ghana are you there??

Sacking school girls over tattoos in the 21st Century, Hello Ghana are you there??
Kay 10 years ago

You are lost yourself,the next thing will be accepting homosexual marriage.Some of these western values start slowly by the time you realize they have overpowered you.We still don't have solution to breast cancer,and look at ...
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You are lost yourself,the next thing will be accepting homosexual marriage.Some of these western values start slowly by the time you realize they have overpowered you.We still don't have solution to breast cancer,and look at how we are behaving.
KEN 10 years ago

FOOL THEY WENT TO A CHOP SHOP WHERE THEY OPEN THEIR LEGS FOR A STRANGER TO SPEND AN HOUR OR MORE TATOOING THEIR NOW PUBLIC PARTS ,HOW LONG BEFORE YOU SEE GHANIAN KISSING A DOG ?

FOOL THEY WENT TO A CHOP SHOP WHERE THEY OPEN THEIR LEGS FOR A STRANGER TO SPEND AN HOUR OR MORE TATOOING THEIR NOW PUBLIC PARTS ,HOW LONG BEFORE YOU SEE GHANIAN KISSING A DOG ?
Naa 10 years ago

Wise up before you end up contributing to the loss of our cherished heritage

Wise up before you end up contributing to the loss of our cherished heritage
KevinB 10 years ago

Hey Enoba, you talking about preserving one's nakedness. Then tell me, who did the tatoo on the girls pubic spots? Didn't that person first see the sacred parts before any other person of authority followed suit?

Please ap ...
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Hey Enoba, you talking about preserving one's nakedness. Then tell me, who did the tatoo on the girls pubic spots? Didn't that person first see the sacred parts before any other person of authority followed suit?

Please apply the 6th brain properly.
ENOBA 10 years ago

THE WORD HERE IS CHOICE!!!!!!

THE WORD HERE IS CHOICE!!!!!!
Nationalist 10 years ago

I BELIEVE THIS ENOBA IS A SILLY FOOL, IF NOT MUCH MORE WHO DOES NOT UNDERSTAND CULTURAL HERITAGE. SUCH PERMISSIVENESS IN THE NAME OF ENLIGHTENMENT AND WESTERNIZATION IS WHAT IS DESTROYING OUR VALUES AND CULTURE. FOOLISH PEOPL ...
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I BELIEVE THIS ENOBA IS A SILLY FOOL, IF NOT MUCH MORE WHO DOES NOT UNDERSTAND CULTURAL HERITAGE. SUCH PERMISSIVENESS IN THE NAME OF ENLIGHTENMENT AND WESTERNIZATION IS WHAT IS DESTROYING OUR VALUES AND CULTURE. FOOLISH PEOPLE WHO HIDE UNDER NAMES LIKE "ENOBA" PERPETUATE SUCH NONSENSE IN OUR SOCIETY. FOOLISHNESS AT ITS BEST!!!!
Sam 10 years ago

who told you tatoos or body marking came from the west. check your facts

who told you tatoos or body marking came from the west. check your facts
Ruthan,Tema 10 years ago

Which part of our cultures states that a lady's sex organ or buttock can be tatoo?Do we even tatoo or put body markings when we are going to official places like a school?

Which part of our cultures states that a lady's sex organ or buttock can be tatoo?Do we even tatoo or put body markings when we are going to official places like a school?
KEN 10 years ago

TATOOOO IS NOT BODY MARKING ,BODY MARKING IS CULTURAL ,TATOO IS WHAT PEOPLE WITH LOW SELF ESTEEM DO .

TATOOOO IS NOT BODY MARKING ,BODY MARKING IS CULTURAL ,TATOO IS WHAT PEOPLE WITH LOW SELF ESTEEM DO .
DAN 10 years ago

than in usa thats for damn sure..is it fante or ewe requirement

than in usa thats for damn sure..is it fante or ewe requirement
GAWUKO 10 years ago

We worry over such unnecessary issues. This has nothing to do with morality. Tattoos have been around for so long. It used to be names of the tattoo owners on their arms for easy identification but now other patterns are emer ...
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We worry over such unnecessary issues. This has nothing to do with morality. Tattoos have been around for so long. It used to be names of the tattoo owners on their arms for easy identification but now other patterns are emerging. Those allowing the tattoos on their bodies should only make sure they are done under hygienic conditions to avoid infections. Would young men wearing earrings be sacked from schools too?
Ananse 10 years ago

The head of the school can go and burn see .

The head of the school can go and burn see .
Nyansasem 10 years ago

When you have a country that the leader does not know why he was chosen to lead or how to lead, that is what happens. Everyone becomes a law unto him/herself.

Everybody including the MPs, Ministers and Deputies, Bank Manag ...
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When you have a country that the leader does not know why he was chosen to lead or how to lead, that is what happens. Everyone becomes a law unto him/herself.

Everybody including the MPs, Ministers and Deputies, Bank Managers, Doctors, Managing Directors, Headmasters/mistresses, etc... they all do whatever they feel like.
Akwasi Botswana 10 years ago

If you come to my class wearing an ear ring I will sack you from my class even in the university let alone SHS. This shit should not be encouraged

If you come to my class wearing an ear ring I will sack you from my class even in the university let alone SHS. This shit should not be encouraged
Sam 10 years ago

ignorance is holding us backe am sorry for U

ignorance is holding us backe am sorry for U
DEMOCRACY 10 years ago

The right to own and use your body is an endowned divine attribute backed by our constitution. These young ladies have absolute right to exercise choice over how and what to do with their bodies. But in this case their parent ...
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The right to own and use your body is an endowned divine attribute backed by our constitution. These young ladies have absolute right to exercise choice over how and what to do with their bodies. But in this case their parents may have either consented or given acquiscence to the decision. Why did the authorities go that deep with their exploration ? Pubic area ? Uncharted territory !! Phew !!!
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 10 years ago

BCOS OF TATTOO, U SACK THESE GIRLS. DO BOYS NOT HAVE TATTOOS? A TATTOO IS NOTHING MORE THAN A HAIRSTYLE. OR NEW DRESS...ONLY DIFFERENCE IS TATTS ARE PERMAMNENT...LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE. THEY HVNT COMMITTED A CRIME, HAVE THEY? H ...
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BCOS OF TATTOO, U SACK THESE GIRLS. DO BOYS NOT HAVE TATTOOS? A TATTOO IS NOTHING MORE THAN A HAIRSTYLE. OR NEW DRESS...ONLY DIFFERENCE IS TATTS ARE PERMAMNENT...LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE. THEY HVNT COMMITTED A CRIME, HAVE THEY? HAVNT THEY PAID THEIR TUITION?
Kweku 10 years ago

Stupidity is wrong period. How can you tattoo a boys name on your private part? what if he doesn't marry u? it means these girls are being banged already at SHS. The Islam school (like all other religious schools) are raising ...
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Stupidity is wrong period. How can you tattoo a boys name on your private part? what if he doesn't marry u? it means these girls are being banged already at SHS. The Islam school (like all other religious schools) are raising future leaders not sluts, my friend. If you have a wife will you be happy seeing another mans name on her breast or private part when u doing her? Or watch you little baby suck on the boobs of ur wife with Kwesi tattooed on whiles you're called kojo? You're not only serious, but a fool too my friend. Were the instrument sterilized? whats the benefit of a tattoo anyway. I think some black people (like you) are still in the slave mentality to accept any shit that the white person does.

PS: I'm not usually vulgar in my language, but it appears you'll understand better if i put my thoughts to you in this manner.
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 10 years ago

TATOOING SOMEONE ELSE'S NAME ON UR PRIVATE PART IS QUITE DUMB. I HOPE TO TEACH MY KIDS BETTER. HOWEVER, THE PRINCIPAL, N THE REGIONAL SCH BOARD WILL BE EQUALLY DUMB IN USING TATTOOS TO JUSTIFY THEIR DISMISSAL.
U ARE AN IDIO ...
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TATOOING SOMEONE ELSE'S NAME ON UR PRIVATE PART IS QUITE DUMB. I HOPE TO TEACH MY KIDS BETTER. HOWEVER, THE PRINCIPAL, N THE REGIONAL SCH BOARD WILL BE EQUALLY DUMB IN USING TATTOOS TO JUSTIFY THEIR DISMISSAL.
U ARE AN IDIOT. WAT DOES A TATOO HAVE TO DO WITH THE GIRL'S PROFESSIONAL FUTURE? LET HER FINISH HER STUDIES N AIM HIGH. SO SHE DOSENT COMMIT SIMILAR MISTAKES IN THE FUTURE. KICKING THEM OUT OF SCHOOL WILL ONLY DO MORE HARM, THAN GOOD. THE PRINCIPAL NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE GIRLS R NOT HER KIDS. SHE IS DOING A JOB. HER JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE DISCIPLINED, PROTECTED N CAN LEARN IN THE MOST CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT. THAT CAN PRODUCE GOOD GRADES N RESULTS. ANYTHING ELSE IS USELESS...IF THE KIDS ARE NOT SELLING TOTO, KILLING EACH OTHER OR CONSTANTLY FIGHTING LEAVE THEM. WE HAVE ALL BEEN TEENAGERS BEFORE.
Yamba 10 years ago

Please avoid these extremist actions. There is nothing illigal about tattoos. Do not condemn these girls to the streets. Let them have the education which is their right.

Please avoid these extremist actions. There is nothing illigal about tattoos. Do not condemn these girls to the streets. Let them have the education which is their right.
contra 10 years ago

Being modern and hip is all well and good. But we must maintain aspects of our culture which has served us well.
Discipline in the home and at school is a hallmark of a great society, something the west will only realise whe ...
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Being modern and hip is all well and good. But we must maintain aspects of our culture which has served us well.
Discipline in the home and at school is a hallmark of a great society, something the west will only realise when it is too late.
You have young girls in the west binge drinking, sleeping with multiple men and women sometimes at the same time, lesbianism is seen as hip in the west.
And it all starts with stupid things like what theses girls did.
nip it in the butt before they start going wild
Ghana 10 years ago

If Ya' all don't know your history,our great great grand fathers and mothers, simply put our ancestors and ancestresses have been tattooing long time before White people arrived here in Africa. Leave the girls alone and bui ...
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If Ya' all don't know your history,our great great grand fathers and mothers, simply put our ancestors and ancestresses have been tattooing long time before White people arrived here in Africa. Leave the girls alone and build better schools with better teachers.
American D 10 years ago

Absolutely. Who cares if they have tatoos? Tell the girls to cover them up and go on with their studies.

I dont know why people always want to play G*d. The questions is: Would Jesus sack the girls from school because o ...
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Absolutely. Who cares if they have tatoos? Tell the girls to cover them up and go on with their studies.

I dont know why people always want to play G*d. The questions is: Would Jesus sack the girls from school because of a tatoo?
Yaw 10 years ago

Oye Lithur, don't you think their ''RIGHTS'' have been infringed upon?

Oye Lithur, don't you think their ''RIGHTS'' have been infringed upon?
km agyin 10 years ago

This is an infringement on their basic human rights. Are they not 18years and over? Re-instate them immediately!

This is an infringement on their basic human rights. Are they not 18years and over? Re-instate them immediately!
KEN 10 years ago

THERE IS A GROUP IN GERMANY WHO CLAIMS THAT THERE HUMAN RIGHTS HAVE BEEN INFRING ,THEY WANT THE RIGHT TO HAVE SEX WITH ANIMALS ???,WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HOMOSEXUAL AND A PEADOPHILE ?? THEY BOTH CLAIM THAT IS THE WA ...
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THERE IS A GROUP IN GERMANY WHO CLAIMS THAT THERE HUMAN RIGHTS HAVE BEEN INFRING ,THEY WANT THE RIGHT TO HAVE SEX WITH ANIMALS ???,WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A HOMOSEXUAL AND A PEADOPHILE ?? THEY BOTH CLAIM THAT IS THE WAY THEY WER BORN ,ONE IS LEGAL THE OTHER IS PENDING ,CULTURES ARE BUILT ON AN ACCEPTED BEHAVIOUR , NOT HUMAN RIGHTS
Agogo boy 10 years ago

whats wrong to see tattoo on someone who is 18yrs and above..I think its time for GES to change some of their policy..U have sacked 20 Student because of Tattoo and u expect a better country in he future..They will end up on ...
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whats wrong to see tattoo on someone who is 18yrs and above..I think its time for GES to change some of their policy..U have sacked 20 Student because of Tattoo and u expect a better country in he future..They will end up on the street..
EVANS 10 years ago

The will later regret

The will later regret
Appiatus libya 10 years ago

Nawaah fo this girs ooo

Nawaah fo this girs ooo
ato, manchester 10 years ago

Pls SHS girls r not 18 yres yet n pls let help our instistition to instill disciplne in our mother Ghana, folks

Pls SHS girls r not 18 yres yet n pls let help our instistition to instill disciplne in our mother Ghana, folks
pass 10 years ago

The officials did a fine job.Nice!!!

The officials did a fine job.Nice!!!
(Prosper) from Abunyanya 10 years ago

The authorities of the school need to be commended for that bold step they took to restore good moral values in the school and all other schools must observant because they may have thousand of their kind in several other sch ...
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The authorities of the school need to be commended for that bold step they took to restore good moral values in the school and all other schools must observant because they may have thousand of their kind in several other schools. cudus to the head mistress and her staff.
Esi 10 years ago

Thought tattoos were permanent? Unless they were just stickers.

Which spoilt man was messing with the pubis of 15-18 yr olds in the name of tattoos?

Thought tattoos were permanent? Unless they were just stickers.

Which spoilt man was messing with the pubis of 15-18 yr olds in the name of tattoos?
Alex Kojo Sammy-Paris 10 years ago

YES SACK THEM... after the 2 verbals... nd Amen! Ogyamanase yi speaking with babye !!!!!!, its Samms!.....

YES SACK THEM... after the 2 verbals... nd Amen! Ogyamanase yi speaking with babye !!!!!!, its Samms!.....
ASONABA 10 years ago

TATTOOS ARE NOT STRAANGE TO AFRICAN CULTURE,THINK AND LOOK CAREFULLY!THOSE ON THE VERY PRIVATE PARTS OF THOSE GIRLS ARE NOBODY'S BUSINESS.I CAN UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOL MAKING AN ISSUE ON THAT ON THE ARM IF IT WAS REGULATION THA ...
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TATTOOS ARE NOT STRAANGE TO AFRICAN CULTURE,THINK AND LOOK CAREFULLY!THOSE ON THE VERY PRIVATE PARTS OF THOSE GIRLS ARE NOBODY'S BUSINESS.I CAN UNDERSTAND THE SCHOOL MAKING AN ISSUE ON THAT ON THE ARM IF IT WAS REGULATION THAT TATTOOS WILL NOT BE SPORTED PUBLICLY.THIS IS TRIVIAL!THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES TO THINK OF.
WAZOBIA 10 years ago

Tattoo was made in Africa NOT European. Our great grandma/pa have be designing beautiful tattoo all over their body in old Benin Empire before colonization. Europeans came to Africa to condemn and stole our heritage and later ...
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Tattoo was made in Africa NOT European. Our great grandma/pa have be designing beautiful tattoo all over their body in old Benin Empire before colonization. Europeans came to Africa to condemn and stole our heritage and later modernize it and sold it back to us. However i don't think tattoo is a sin in the sight of God but our heart is the engine of evil imagination..
naa 10 years ago

Thank you Sir, for good comment of all. Please don't judge and remove your heart from evil imagination, most of us love kids with tattoos in movies and we are condemning our children. Ghana pls stop this nonsense

Thank you Sir, for good comment of all. Please don't judge and remove your heart from evil imagination, most of us love kids with tattoos in movies and we are condemning our children. Ghana pls stop this nonsense
YIADOM 10 years ago

YOUR FIRST COMMENT, DIDN'T MAKE SENSE BUT THE LAST ONE DID MAKE SENSE. GOD BLESS YOU

YOUR FIRST COMMENT, DIDN'T MAKE SENSE BUT THE LAST ONE DID MAKE SENSE. GOD BLESS YOU
ENOBA 10 years ago

Same to you but read the first comment again there is more sense in it than you realised. Stay blessed!!!

Same to you but read the first comment again there is more sense in it than you realised. Stay blessed!!!
BBK 10 years ago

can you understand something whilst not accepting it to be wright, and can you accept someting whilst not understanding it, these are the very thing lines of society and philosophy, being entranced in your position does not m ...
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can you understand something whilst not accepting it to be wright, and can you accept someting whilst not understanding it, these are the very thing lines of society and philosophy, being entranced in your position does not make you right neither does being on the side of the majority, when we have well developed and accepted structures then we can develop.

1. is tattooing wrong or is it wrong for an under 18 yr old.
2. who administers the tattoos, should it be regulated or anybody can do it.
3. when something is culturally wrong but constitutionally not recognized to be so, should one lose any privileges and rights.

its ok to talk with emotions, but let us think through a bit more before we talk. Ghana is all we have.
F. Obeng 10 years ago

is it against the law of Ghana or the School for someone to tattoo their body in Ghana. and when was the last time a headmistress or headmaster been sack for accepting bribe. I can not believe why always Ghanaians tend to be ...
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is it against the law of Ghana or the School for someone to tattoo their body in Ghana. and when was the last time a headmistress or headmaster been sack for accepting bribe. I can not believe why always Ghanaians tend to be more concern about what is not important and ignore what is killing the whole country.
Kwaa Dotu 10 years ago

Thank you, Mr Obeng, Thank u
I think Hypocrite is a Ghanaian!!!!!

Thank you, Mr Obeng, Thank u
I think Hypocrite is a Ghanaian!!!!!
observer. 10 years ago

why sack them? Don't the school have guidance and counseling section? I think these heads need to go on training they lack disciplinary leadership.These kids need a grown adult to guide them through their hormonal changes.

why sack them? Don't the school have guidance and counseling section? I think these heads need to go on training they lack disciplinary leadership.These kids need a grown adult to guide them through their hormonal changes.
Paul 10 years ago

the school gave told them they can only be re-admitted after they had removed the tattoos.

the school gave told them they can only be re-admitted after they had removed the tattoos.
Abudu 10 years ago

Is it by law that all JSS and SSS girls should cut their hair in Ghana. Is the Ministry of Education responsible for ordering this? Who started it? What about the white girls and Arab girls in our schools. I don't see them wi ...
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Is it by law that all JSS and SSS girls should cut their hair in Ghana. Is the Ministry of Education responsible for ordering this? Who started it? What about the white girls and Arab girls in our schools. I don't see them with hair cuts. Can someone educate me on this?
Papa Yaw 10 years ago

How

How
JJ 10 years ago

This is totally against their human rights. At the end of the day they are not babies, they know what is good and what is not good. So please treat them with some respect and not intimidation. I doubt how having tattoos on on ...
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This is totally against their human rights. At the end of the day they are not babies, they know what is good and what is not good. So please treat them with some respect and not intimidation. I doubt how having tattoos on ones body could affect the person's academic performance. What do people say about some university professors who wear ear rings and have tattoos on their bodies? People must face reality and grow up.
Shaz Aku 10 years ago

I am shocked to hear some of the comments on this forum justifying the act of these GIRLS. Children should not be getting tatoos full stop, not only does it look unattractive but there is a serious health risk f catching Hep ...
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I am shocked to hear some of the comments on this forum justifying the act of these GIRLS. Children should not be getting tatoos full stop, not only does it look unattractive but there is a serious health risk f catching Hepatitis and even worse HIV from tatoo pen which may not have been sterelised. Honestly how many of you would allow you daughter to tattoo a boyfriend's name on her body. my cousin did it and regreted when she fell in love with a another man and married him. Romoving tatoos is not straight forward, it can cause servere scarring if not done properly and costs a fortune. Girl;s should be educated and if there isn't a law in place to ban children from getting tattoos and imposes strict regulations on tattoo artists then one must be put in place immediately. by the way i'm in my twenties for anyone who wants to insult me and say i'm backwards, i do not oppose tattoos in fact i have looked at getting one in the past but children should not be allowed to make that choice until they are adults and have weighted up the pros and cons.
wawa 10 years ago

Thats a folish law,someone should sue the school,our leaders just take laws into thier own hands,thats why ghana is sinking down the drain,i dont have any single respect for them and the white man is laughing at them all over ...
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Thats a folish law,someone should sue the school,our leaders just take laws into thier own hands,thats why ghana is sinking down the drain,i dont have any single respect for them and the white man is laughing at them all over and around,stupid leaders
BBK 10 years ago

i dont believe many have justified the actions of these girls but rather he decision to sack them from school, their future because of a tattoo? i dont know their specific ages but is it but the question is where they abused ...
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i dont believe many have justified the actions of these girls but rather he decision to sack them from school, their future because of a tattoo? i dont know their specific ages but is it but the question is where they abused by the tatoo artist or was it of their own free will, what do you say about male children in SHS who pierce their ear but dont ware the ear rings at school but at home.
Jeff, UK 10 years ago

These are all archaic doctrines. Judgement is God's not humans. These is not the stoneage era, it is fashion. In any case, is it not abuse of their human rights for the school authorities to be examining the pubic areas of th ...
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These are all archaic doctrines. Judgement is God's not humans. These is not the stoneage era, it is fashion. In any case, is it not abuse of their human rights for the school authorities to be examining the pubic areas of the girls
AKWAPIMBA,LAS PALMAS DE G.C.,SPAIN 10 years ago

-NOBODY HAD CONTROL ON SOMEBODYS BODY.ONE IS FREE TO TATTOOS HIS/HER BODY.LET THEM GO BACK TO SCHOOL AGAIN AND THE PERSON WHO SACKED THEM SHOULD BE SACKED FOR WAISTING THE CHILDREN TIME.NEVER DONE IN NOWHERE.WHAT A SHAME.

-NOBODY HAD CONTROL ON SOMEBODYS BODY.ONE IS FREE TO TATTOOS HIS/HER BODY.LET THEM GO BACK TO SCHOOL AGAIN AND THE PERSON WHO SACKED THEM SHOULD BE SACKED FOR WAISTING THE CHILDREN TIME.NEVER DONE IN NOWHERE.WHAT A SHAME.
kwofi 10 years ago

THEY'RE JUST EMULATIN' WHAT THEIR ROLE MODELS DO INCLUDIN' PARENTS.

THEY'RE JUST EMULATIN' WHAT THEIR ROLE MODELS DO INCLUDIN' PARENTS.
GHFUO, BE SERIOUS NOT PRIDEFUL! 10 years ago

WHY DO U THINK THE U.S PUT A BLACKMAN AS PRESIDENT? BCOS OF THE INTERNET, FOLKS. THE INTERNET IS MAKING THE WORLD SMALLER N THIS IS HOW US CAN CONTINUE TO IDEOLOGICALLY "LEAD", "INFLUENCE" THE WORLD. U CAN EVEN BUY SLAVES THR ...
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WHY DO U THINK THE U.S PUT A BLACKMAN AS PRESIDENT? BCOS OF THE INTERNET, FOLKS. THE INTERNET IS MAKING THE WORLD SMALLER N THIS IS HOW US CAN CONTINUE TO IDEOLOGICALLY "LEAD", "INFLUENCE" THE WORLD. U CAN EVEN BUY SLAVES THRU THE INTERNET...MUAHAHAHAAAA. WE HAVE BLACK PPL IN THE WEST WHO CAN NOW SEE WATS GOING ON IN AFRICA, LIVE N DIRECT THRU THE INTERNET. DO U KNOW THAT AFRICAN HISTORY IS NOT EVEN TAUGHT IN HIGH SCHOOLS IN CANADA, US? SO HOW DOES A AFRICAN TEENAGER IN NORTH AMERICA HAVE A SENSE OF SELF WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT AFRICANS EAT MONKEYS, DRINK BLOOD, DYING OF HUNGER ETC..?. WE SEE GORY IMAGES OF AFRICA ON THE NEWS WITH SKINNY KIDS, FLIES ON KIDS FACES ETC....ITS OVER, DONE! THESE ARCHAIC PPL IN GH LIKE THIS LADY PRINCIPAL SHOULD WAKE UP N SMELL THE COFFEE....IT SHLDNT BE AGAINST UR RELIGION TO GET A TATTOO. RELIGION ITSELF IS CREATED, SO HOW CAN RELIGION BE AGAINST CREATIVITY? SO WHAT IF BOYS COME TO SCHOOL WITH PIERCED EARLOBES N NOSE RINGS? WILL THEY ALSO BE SACKED? DUMMIES...
Kofi - USA 10 years ago

ARE THEY GOING TO CHECK THE BOYS IN THE SCHOOL FOR TATTOOS? WHY ONLY THE GIRLS. I AM NOT A FUN OF TATTOOS BUT STORIES LIKE THIS MAKE GHANA LOOKS A BACKWARD NATION. THIS IS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THE GIRLS. IT IS THE SAME SITU ...
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ARE THEY GOING TO CHECK THE BOYS IN THE SCHOOL FOR TATTOOS? WHY ONLY THE GIRLS. I AM NOT A FUN OF TATTOOS BUT STORIES LIKE THIS MAKE GHANA LOOKS A BACKWARD NATION. THIS IS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THE GIRLS. IT IS THE SAME SITUATION WHERE THE GIRLS GET PREGNANT AND THEY ARE SENT HOME BUT NOTHING HAPPENS TO A BOY WHO GETS A GIRL PREGNANT. LET US BE FAIR IN OUR PUNISHMENTS. THERE IS NOT JUSTICE HERE.
Oj oklahoma city usa 10 years ago

Stupid whats wrong with tattoo on the body?

Stupid whats wrong with tattoo on the body?
sweden 10 years ago

Very Stupit decession.tatoo has nothing to do with Education or students interligence....if i were to one of the students parents i will sue the school.what about dose who do tatoo on the they arms,is that to a crim

Very Stupit decession.tatoo has nothing to do with Education or students interligence....if i were to one of the students parents i will sue the school.what about dose who do tatoo on the they arms,is that to a crim
King Foster 10 years ago

Good work done Madam Mistress. God bless you for sacking the EVIL GIRLS from your school.

Good work done Madam Mistress. God bless you for sacking the EVIL GIRLS from your school.
Sarah, USA 10 years ago

This is comment is unbelievable. These are young kids, who are doing exactly what they see their adults do and you call them evil. I hope you understand the meaning of what you are saying, and using Our Lord in your judgement ...
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This is comment is unbelievable. These are young kids, who are doing exactly what they see their adults do and you call them evil. I hope you understand the meaning of what you are saying, and using Our Lord in your judgement Hmmmm! Its really sad and inhuman.
Adobah (yes a Ghanaian) 10 years ago

Oh for heaven sake! Tattoos have been part of our (African) tradition for as far back in our past. We identify ourselves with various traditional markings including facial cuts and numerous cuts on other parts of the body. Le ...
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Oh for heaven sake! Tattoos have been part of our (African) tradition for as far back in our past. We identify ourselves with various traditional markings including facial cuts and numerous cuts on other parts of the body. Let's not forget about all the body piercings as well. So my question is; why should any student get sacked from school for inking her body when there are all kinds of identifying scars inflicted on ourselves all over Ghana?
Don't ruin their lives because of tattoos, teach them to be aware of the danger they could face from the use of un-sanitized equipments. And perhaps an indelible memories of having a tattoo of a person that hurts you on you butt.
KEN 10 years ago

Your comments are very balanced,But there is a difference between CULTURE and FASHION You either respect OUR CULTURE or follow FASHION it is now fasionabl to copy the european ,Ilove to see my people in african dress ,compar ...
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Your comments are very balanced,But there is a difference between CULTURE and FASHION You either respect OUR CULTURE or follow FASHION it is now fasionabl to copy the european ,Ilove to see my people in african dress ,compared to the vulgar way you see europeans dress.
American D 10 years ago

They sacked, the girls..Did the school also refund their school fees?

They sacked, the girls..Did the school also refund their school fees?
Saddat 10 years ago

Wait a minute. Did I see African dress? This is it. Bare chested with breast or chest showing and some skimpy covering for the groins.

Wait a minute. Did I see African dress? This is it. Bare chested with breast or chest showing and some skimpy covering for the groins.
Effah 10 years ago

IS NOT ONLY IN THAT SCHOOL, GOD SAVE GHANA

IS NOT ONLY IN THAT SCHOOL, GOD SAVE GHANA
Sarah, USA 10 years ago

I believe our school system needs to focus on other important issue than this. There is nothing wrong about tattoo on the people; I think the issue people must have raised is denying a person the right to education based on s ...
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I believe our school system needs to focus on other important issue than this. There is nothing wrong about tattoo on the people; I think the issue people must have raised is denying a person the right to education based on someone values. Ghana, this is the modern world; I think when you deny a person the freedom to express themselves, it is wrong and to tell you the truth. Most student in America or some parts of Africa are allowed some freedom to fall on their artist nature and this helps them to focus more on their education instead of finding hiding ways unapproved way to experiment against school policies. And by the way Tattoo is part of our African heritage if you don't realize. Bring her back, don't waste your time on unwanted issues rather help her or have a student counselor at the school to help these kids.
Nene 10 years ago

Oh my God is this world coming to an end.......

Oh my God is this world coming to an end.......
DOME HOTEL 10 years ago

THE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE HEADMISTRESS
AGAINST THESE SHS GIRLS IS PERSONAL,SPITEFUL, OUT OF ORDER AND ABITRARY ,SO LONG AS IT IS NOT AGAINST SCHOOL RULES AND REGULATIONS,OBSEEN AND AGAINST OTHER STUDENTS.HEADMISTRESS MUST KN ...
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THE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE HEADMISTRESS
AGAINST THESE SHS GIRLS IS PERSONAL,SPITEFUL, OUT OF ORDER AND ABITRARY ,SO LONG AS IT IS NOT AGAINST SCHOOL RULES AND REGULATIONS,OBSEEN AND AGAINST OTHER STUDENTS.HEADMISTRESS MUST KNOW THAT TATOOS EXIST IN MANY AFRICAN CULTURE AS TRIBAL IDENTITY,TATOO; FULANIS,HAUSAS, FRAFRAS, YORUBAS EWES, AHANTIS AND GAS TO MENTION BUT A FEW. CALL IT "TRIBAL MARK",(PRASE). THE NAME IS TATOO.SHS GIRLS TATOO HAS NO REMOTE, LATENT , IMMEDIATE OR FUTURE EFFECT ON STUDENTS PERFORMANCE.SERIOUSLY, HEADMISTRESS MUST FOCUS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE STUDENTS AND SCHOOL THAN SNIFIING AND SNOOPING AROUND THE PUBIS,BUTTOCKS, BREAST AND LOWER PARTS OF GIRLS; LIKE A STARVED AND DEPRIVED POOF.SHE IS LOOKING FOR LOVE I GUESS. HUMMM!!! SHE IS ONE OF 'THEM'.WATCH OUT PARENTS.
charles koduah 10 years ago

having a tattoo on ones body doesn't make them bad people, it's the content of their character that matters.the headmistress needs to find a way to accomodate this generation.it's good to have it in the open than not.the kids ...
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having a tattoo on ones body doesn't make them bad people, it's the content of their character that matters.the headmistress needs to find a way to accomodate this generation.it's good to have it in the open than not.the kids are going to be fine.just wait when they get older and find the whole thing silly.I* have three gils of my own in case you're wondering.
bongo 10 years ago

y shd somebody's future go in vain just becos of a tattoo,wat is the point of having religious schools if u cant help these girls n teach them the negative aspect of tattoo but u rather sacked them to b a burden onto a societ ...
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y shd somebody's future go in vain just becos of a tattoo,wat is the point of having religious schools if u cant help these girls n teach them the negative aspect of tattoo but u rather sacked them to b a burden onto a society. religion is not for good ppl its for bad ppl to change to b chang ppl
NTAMKESE 10 years ago

WAS AGAINST THE SCHOOL POLICY TO WEAR A TATOO? IS IT AGAINST THE POLICY OF THE GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE FOR A HI SCHOOL STUDENT TO HAVE TATOO ON HER BODY? THESE QUESTIONS OUGHT TO BE ANSWERED BEFORE ANY ONE JUS INTO CONCLUSION ...
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WAS AGAINST THE SCHOOL POLICY TO WEAR A TATOO? IS IT AGAINST THE POLICY OF THE GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE FOR A HI SCHOOL STUDENT TO HAVE TATOO ON HER BODY? THESE QUESTIONS OUGHT TO BE ANSWERED BEFORE ANY ONE JUS INTO CONCLUSION.
Alex Kojo Sammy-Paris 10 years ago

er'u in your mind well?,is an a skuul disciplain of education....that's nummer 1..... are they works of the club dancing?..no! THE real thing which is real thruth....eer Mfanstifo de, even even ok,serah usa i realy disapoint ...
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er'u in your mind well?,is an a skuul disciplain of education....that's nummer 1..... are they works of the club dancing?..no! THE real thing which is real thruth....eer Mfanstifo de, even even ok,serah usa i realy disapoint of shit of u in our great U.S.A......is English grup of us!is not tumbutu....Amen nd Halleleuyah! the great Walt DISNEY DOSE NOT PERMET never on nd even Univers-nesti disney!....that's Vasity of Disney(Education)...na dem yi,Kids Gaana their futuer work at ponakyir, how er'they going to tactac this?....am open crew wailt-Disney!..Paris! and AMEN WITH HALELLUYAH.....Ogyamanase yi speaking....anyway let me pendown here....na dzi asempa kids,byeee nd God bless u oman gaana!!!...
Saddat 10 years ago

Mission schools and religious schools draws pleasure from trampling upon the rights of their hapless students. Tattooing someones pubic area is their own business. Leave the girls alone to live their lives. If they sport the ...
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Mission schools and religious schools draws pleasure from trampling upon the rights of their hapless students. Tattooing someones pubic area is their own business. Leave the girls alone to live their lives. If they sport the tattoos in visible areas of their body which can lure other students to it then you can react. Why abuse their privacy? These schools like to puppet their students around. Can you imagine some students were suspended from Ola Girls for not worshiping Mary? I mean Ola Girls Cape Coast.

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