MR. AND MRS. MORGAN AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GHANA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, ACCRA (RESPONDENT) MR. S.N.S. QUAO.GHANAIAN FEE-PAYING PARENTS OF GHANA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL [2000]DLCHRAJ5775

MR. AND MRS. MORGAN AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE GHANA INTERNATIONAL SCHOO... [2000]DLCHRAJ5775

Date	2000-08-08
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/377/99/1264
Citation No.	[2000]DLCHRAJ5775

EMILE FRANCIS

[2000]DLCHRAJ5775
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">MR. AND MRS. MORGAN<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANTS)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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FEE-PAYING PARENTS OF GHANA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL<o:p></o:p>(APPLICANT)<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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Our
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</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;
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DECISION<o:p></o:p>

</div>On January 11, 2000 the Commission on Human
Rights and Administrative Justice (the Commission) upheld the complaint of the
Complainants, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan (The Morgans), that the Ghana International
School's (the School) fee structure which, among other things, required
expatriates to pay higher admission and tuition fees than Ghanaians but at the
same time granted Ghanaians special privileges was discriminatory on the basis
of place of origin or ethnic origin contrary to Article 17(1), (2) and (3) of the
1992 Constitution and that nationality is subsumed under the terms "place
of origin" or "ethnic origin". The Commission directed that the
School should adopt an alternative nondiscriminatory fee structure effective
the beginning of the next school term, which does not violate the Constitution.
In furtherance of this objective, the Commission recommended two alternatives:
either a uniform fee structure supported by a bursary scheme or a differential
fee structure based on the residential status of the pupil.<o:p></o:p>The Commission further recommended that,
pending the implementation of the new fee structure, the Morgans' child
attending the School should be reclassified as Ghanaian for payment of tuition
fees, with immediate effect.<o:p></o:p>On February 8, 2000 the Commission received a
letter dated February 3, 2000 from Dr. Ekow Daniels &amp; Co. stating that they
had been instructed by the School to apply for a review of the Commission's
decision.<o:p></o:p>On March 13, 2000 Mr. Quao, claiming to act
on behalf of Ghanaian fee paying parents in the School, also filed an
application with the Commission for a review of the Commission's decision.<o:p></o:p>In his application for review, Mr. Quao
argued that the 1992 Constitution does not prohibit discrimination based on
nationality, and that the adoption of a uniform fee structure by the School
would amount to discrimination against Ghanaians based on economic status. He
also submitted that in any classification of pupils in the school for the
purposes of admission and tuition fees, the nationality or legal status of one
of the parents should be used instead of that of the pupil.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>Issues<o:p></o:p>&nbsp;Mr.
Quao's application raises the following issues for determination:<o:p></o:p>(1) Is discrimination based on nationality
prohibited by Article 17(2) of the 1992<o:p></o:p>Constitution?<o:p></o:p>