The Supreme Court of Ghana has fixed Tuesday, April 21, 2026, to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of some policies at Wesley Girls’ High School.

According to a report from myjoyonline.com on March 31, 2026, the suit filed by Shafic Osman, is asking the apex court to declare that directives allegedly forcing Muslim students to participate in Christian worship and limiting their ability to practice Islam as unconstitutional.

According to reports the court initially granted the school’s Board of Directors 14 days to respond to the claims during the first hearing.

The school has however raised objections, arguing that its Board does not have the legal capacity to be sued insisting that the proper party to the suit is the Trustees of the Methodist Church, who own the school’s land and other assets.

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Meanwhile, the Catholic Church has also filed written submissions as a friend of the court to assist in determining the matter.

The Church however questioned the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, stating that issues relating to the enforcement of the fundamental rights of the affected students should rather be handled by the High Court.

It further stated that mission schools are not state institutions but are established and run by religious bodies using their own resources.

On that basis, it argued that individuals who voluntarily enrol in such schools may be deemed to have accepted certain limitations regarding the exercise of their religious rights.

The Deputy Attorney-General, Justice Srem-Sai, has also supported the position that the school is owned by the Methodist Church and not the state, and therefore retains the right to practice its religious doctrine.

He added that the receipt of government support does not strip the school of its religious identity or freedoms, stressing that public funding cannot be used as grounds to interfere with its beliefs and practices.

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