BEATRICE HAMMOND AND APAM SECONDARY SCHOOL [2001]DLCHRAJ6025

Date	2001-04-11
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/1019/2001/1200
Citation No.	[2001]DLCHRAJ6025

CHRIS A. OPOKU DEPUTY

[2001]DLCHRAJ6025
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">BEATRICE HAMMOND<o:p></o:p>(COMPLAINANT)<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Book Antiqua&quot;;color:#00B050">APAM SECONDARY SCHOOL<o:p></o:p>(RESPONDENT)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Our Ref: CHRAJ/1019/2001/1200&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;DATE: 11/04/2001<o:p></o:p>

</div>commissioner:<o:p></o:p>CHRIS
A. OPOKU DEPUTY CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER FOR COMMISSIONER<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p>The Commission received a complaint on 2nd
January 2001 asking it to make an order for the registration of the
Complainant's son for the June 2001 S.S.CE examination.<o:p></o:p>COMPLAINANT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>The
Complainant made this complaint on behalf of her 18 year old son who was due to
take his SSCE examinations in June. She stated however that money meant to be
used for his registration had been used to defray outstanding school fees.<o:p></o:p>She
stated that although she promised to settle the school fees once her son had
been registered for his exams, the headmistress refused to register him.<o:p></o:p>She
stated further that she learnt that others who had been in arrears of school
fees had been registered. She therefore alleged that her son was being
discriminated against.<o:p></o:p>RESPONDENT'S CASE<o:p></o:p>The Respondent stated that the schools
practice was that parents should settle their ward's fees before registration
could take place.<o:p></o:p>The Respondent denied claims that some
people who had registered were in arrears of school fees. It charged the
Complainant to prove her assertion or to face the possibility of court action.
The Respondent stated further, that the Complainant only made her request for
part payment of fees after the registration date had passed. The child
therefore had to pay a penalty for late registration.<o:p></o:p>FURTHER INVESTIGATION<o:p></o:p>The complainant when confronted with the
Respondent's reaction, could provide no evidence of discrimination. She however
stated that her son had since been registered.<o:p></o:p>The
Commission also intervened by persuading the Respondent not to take up c</main>