Presidential Staffer, Bridget Otoo, has weighed in on the never-ending debate regarding the strict directive on approved hairstyles for Senior High School students across the country.
According to Bridget Otoo, the fact that the older generation’s hair where cut while going to SHS does not mean they should allow the same to happen to others.
She highlighted that, when Ghanaians talk through advocacy, things change.
Bridget Otoo also revealed that he was traumatised because she was forced to cut her hair.
The Presidential staffer also prays that Ghana get to a point where good morals aren’t tied to our ponytail or Afro hair.
In her post on X, Bridget Otoo wrote, “Remember, those speaking out can do so now cos they are no longer in a vulnerable position.
The fact that it happened to us doesn’t mean we should let the same happen. When we talk, things change. It’s called advocacy. I’m not talking about insults, which I’m not in support of!”.
Her comments follow, Haruna Iddrisu, the Education Minister, who had shut down social media debate regarding Senior High School (SHS) students cutting their long hair before reporting to school.
The Education Minister boldly declared, they will not tolerate long hair today or tomorrow in SHS.
He highlighted that if long hairs are accepted in schools, tomorrow it will be shoes the next day the uniforms students wear in SHS.
Speaking to patrons of the 75th anniversary of Mawuli School in the Volta Region, Haruna Iddrisu stated, “There is an ongoing debate on social media about haircuts and the size and length of hair in secondary school.
We will not tolerate it today; we will not tolerate it tomorrow in so long as we are moulding character. If we give in to hair today, tomorrow it will be shoes, and the next day it will be the way they dress”.
He added, “Therefore, as part of our disciplinary measures, headmasters and GES, you are therefore empowered to take full control of how students behave on your campuses.
Anybody who thinks your child will walk into any institution of learning as if that child forgives my words—were to attend a beauty contest, the school environment is not for that purpose and is not cut for that purpose and will not tolerate that as an institution,” he stated.
Meanwhile, Haruna Iddrisu has appealed to parents to cooperate with the Ghana Education Service (GES) to enforce the hairstyle rules in Senior High Schools (SHS).
The Education Minister highlighted that the strict directive on approved hairstyles for Senior High School students is aimed at promoting uniformity, discipline and equity among students.
Speaking at a stakeholder engagement at the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) in Accra, on Monday, October 27, Haruna Iddrisu stated, “After a certain age, when they get into tertiary institutions, they are free to wear what kind of hairstyle they want, but not at the basic, secondary level.
“Therefore, I demand the cooperation and support of parents for the GES to strictly and religiously enforce this directive”.
“It’s for the purpose of uniformity. And as I indicated, if we give in to hair, tomorrow it will be shoe, the kind of shoe to wear or not to wear,” he said.
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Remember those speaking out can do so now cos they are no longer in a vulnerable position. The fact that it happened to us doesn’t mean we should let same happen, when we talk, things change. It’s called advocacy. I’m not talking about insults, that I’m not in support of!🙏🏿
— Bee 🐝 (@Bridget_Otoo) October 27, 2025