SELIKEM AVLE AND SEWENAM AVLE vs. THE HEAD ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

JUDGMENT 1] The main issue arising from the instant action for the enforcement of the applicants’ fundamental human rights is whether or not the withholding of applicants’ transcripts by 1st Respondent as security for payment of unpaid tuition fees constitutes a violation of the applicants’ right to education. 2] The undisputed facts of this case are that the applicants, one of whom is a minor, were enrolled in the 1st Respondent’s School, Association International School, until August 2022, when their mother and next friend, Nana Akua Avle, decided to withdraw them from the School. By then, the first applicant, Selikem Avle, was in Grade 11 which is the penultimate year, while the 2nd applicant, Sewenam Avle, was in Grade 12, which is the final year. 3] In view of unpaid tuition fees owed 1st Respondent by the applicants, the quantum of which applicants’ mother strenuously disputes, the applicants and other students whose fees had not been fully paid, were directed by ...