UK teenager sent to school in Ghana wins legal challenge against parents

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Parents, don’t feel defeated by this. It is good you took this decision. There is a reason your child doesn’t like it in Ghana; he will behave and stay out of trouble when he returns; him going there was short but you have achieved your goals 6 months ago

Parents, never fight this boy; always be available to help him; your intentions were good even though it is said that they were not within the law; help him to succeed despite the recent outcome; never engage in a wait and se ...
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Parents, never fight this boy; always be available to help him; your intentions were good even though it is said that they were not within the law; help him to succeed despite the recent outcome; never engage in a wait and see stance. Help him to turn out well; the law is without feelings and doesn’t have the fears and pains you experience daily — don’t let the law steal your child from you— the law could ridiculously become a burden which is why God bypasses it to offer Grace through Jesus
ABOBOYAA 6 months ago

Yes I agree with you. But all is not lost yet because the case is going to be heard again by another lawyer and may be, just may be the second judge may understand the position of the parents. I believe they have enough evide ...
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Yes I agree with you. But all is not lost yet because the case is going to be heard again by another lawyer and may be, just may be the second judge may understand the position of the parents. I believe they have enough evidence to make a solid case because at a point the boy wasn't frequenting school and teachers reported him carrying knives on him to school. But the parents shouldn't give on their boy. He needs their love and even if he is sent back to London his short stay in ghana wil be another exposure in his life and affect him positively.
FRANKIE 6 months ago

Great contributions from the first two comments.
However 'victory' is not yet assured for the boy.
The bigger picture is that, in both the United States and the United Kingdom, by every measure of social misery, blacks ar ...
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Great contributions from the first two comments.
However 'victory' is not yet assured for the boy.
The bigger picture is that, in both the United States and the United Kingdom, by every measure of social misery, blacks are at the top and by every measure of social prosperity blacks are at the bottom. That is a dangerous trend confronting the African Diasporan child that we must all find ways to address. Else the future wouldn't be good for the African boy outside Africa.
Karikakchar 6 months ago

In a society where parents can't take decisions concerning their own children of minority age there will surely be chaos. This idea of giving a child his freedom is a hoax. A child ought to be taught where to go!

In a society where parents can't take decisions concerning their own children of minority age there will surely be chaos. This idea of giving a child his freedom is a hoax. A child ought to be taught where to go!
Me 6 months ago

That's very true

That's very true
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WE SHALL SEE 6 months ago

The parents were right. Kids are not yet adults and don't think mature.
The boy was going wayward and the parents did a great job.
IF THIS BOYS RETURNS TO THE UK AS A TEENAGER AND COMMITS A CRIME, WHO SHALL WE SUE? ENGLAND ...
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The parents were right. Kids are not yet adults and don't think mature.
The boy was going wayward and the parents did a great job.
IF THIS BOYS RETURNS TO THE UK AS A TEENAGER AND COMMITS A CRIME, WHO SHALL WE SUE? ENGLAND AND THE JUDGE YOU OVERTURNED THE PARENTS' CLAIM?
WE ARE WATCHING. WE SHALL SEE.
Kwaku Tee 6 months ago

What's the guarantee that the boy will get a "good" training in Ghana?You can't eat your cake and have it,the parents shd take responsibility of their own son.They shd know he's close to 18 he can easily end up in prison.

What's the guarantee that the boy will get a "good" training in Ghana?You can't eat your cake and have it,the parents shd take responsibility of their own son.They shd know he's close to 18 he can easily end up in prison.
Oklemekuku 6 months ago

He will

He will

KOFI 6 months ago

You claim the parents should take responsibility but cannot see the responsibility these parents have taken.

I read about this case for professional reasons and know something about why the boy wants to come back to London ...
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You claim the parents should take responsibility but cannot see the responsibility these parents have taken.

I read about this case for professional reasons and know something about why the boy wants to come back to London. You obviously don't know that his gang friends are contacting him in Ghana to come back so they continue their hideous acts.

If you do not know about something, do not be emphatic about the issue. To be honest you wrote incoherently.

Now i gave birth to 3 boys, 2 of them, men in London. I know how quickly i have to buy another house outside london so that i can move my 3 boys away from that filth.

Thank God, the first one is also a lawyer and the second completing his Chartered Finance qualifications and playing football as a semi pro.

Note that the UK government have a special policy towards children. They want more children under their control so that they can use these children to influence the narrative tomorrow. The more children, in particular the black ones are messed up, the better for them so that in the future, they can get their votes as it is the government that will be feeding them.

I meet these people in authority in my professional life. One told me, hey, we did a consultancy for the London Metropolitan area schools and after it was actioned, i took my children out of the area.

This is the state of affairs.
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BINGO 6 months ago

I'm a father of 4 boys but thank God they didn't fall into any bad habits (it's not because I'm a good father but by the Grace of the almighty God).
However I applause the initiative of the family. My own brother in America ...
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I'm a father of 4 boys but thank God they didn't fall into any bad habits (it's not because I'm a good father but by the Grace of the almighty God).
However I applause the initiative of the family. My own brother in America had a wayward daughter, they tricked her and brought her to Ghana ( her teachers even praised my brother's decision because they had problems on their hands.
Now just one year in Ghana and having seen the other side of life, she's totally changed and regretted the pain she brought on her parents.
She wants to stay in Ghana until she reaches University
Yaovi, hohoe 6 months ago

So Africa is a dumbing group for wayward teenages? Let him stay in UK wherever he was brought up. The reason for sending him to Ghana is challengeable

So Africa is a dumbing group for wayward teenages? Let him stay in UK wherever he was brought up. The reason for sending him to Ghana is challengeable
Holy Sinner 6 months ago

An 88 year old was murdered by a 15 and 13 year olds in England for no. reason but racially. Their punishment was 7 years in prison for the 15 year old and the 13 year old going scot free.

An 88 year old was murdered by a 15 and 13 year olds in England for no. reason but racially. Their punishment was 7 years in prison for the 15 year old and the 13 year old going scot free.
Tt 6 months ago

Courts taking discipline off parents? I hope this boy will grow to beg the parents.

Courts taking discipline off parents? I hope this boy will grow to beg the parents.
KOFI 6 months ago

It is a deliberate ploy by some people in authority. They want to make sure that many children are destroyed so that their children will take over power over the masses tomorrow.
Just look at the Counsellors of London Metro ...
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It is a deliberate ploy by some people in authority. They want to make sure that many children are destroyed so that their children will take over power over the masses tomorrow.
Just look at the Counsellors of London Metropolitan area for instance. They all leave well away from the cesspit areas of London.

David Lammy is a London MP yet he doesn't live in London. He maintains a small house which he hardly go to in London and moved his wife and children out of the place.
Dr. Cosmos 6 months ago

Spare the rod and spoil the child” . Wee are all witnesses to the kind of children this modern world is raising.

Today, discipline is often labelled as abuse, and parents are being silenced in the name of so-called child ...
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Spare the rod and spoil the child” . Wee are all witnesses to the kind of children this modern world is raising.

Today, discipline is often labelled as abuse, and parents are being silenced in the name of so-called children's rights. We now live in a world where a child can take their own parent to court for trying to raise them with values and principles. What kind of system are we building?

In African culture, discipline was rooted in love, respect, and responsibility. It shaped generations with humility and character. But now, many African parents are abandoning their cultural values in favor of foreign ideals — and calling it human rights.

Yes, we can all live together, but that does not mean we must lose who we are. Let’s not trade our identity, our wisdom, and our way of raising responsible children for systems that may not work for our context.

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Maxi 6 months ago

My brother it’s very serious. Most middle and upper class parents are blissfully unaware of how they’re spoiling their kids. And it seems to be a trend. As a teacher in one of the top international schools in the country, ...
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My brother it’s very serious. Most middle and upper class parents are blissfully unaware of how they’re spoiling their kids. And it seems to be a trend. As a teacher in one of the top international schools in the country, I can attest that the insolence and entitlement of these kids is on the rise and it’s nauseating. In Africa, you want to withdraw corporal punishment on the basis of research conducted by whites?! If the discipline we endured back then could damage us psychosocially wouldn’t it be obvious now?
Gh man 6 months ago

It is disgraceful to even praise corporal punishment against children. I agree there are stubborn once but having a blanket approach is detrimental to most vulnerable ones in the process. It is not a matter of whites matter ...
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It is disgraceful to even praise corporal punishment against children. I agree there are stubborn once but having a blanket approach is detrimental to most vulnerable ones in the process. It is not a matter of whites matter and that is merely shallow minded thoughts. The whites have a more experience in the schooling system especially as canning existed in England a century ago and after weighing the odds they opted for a more civil approach with brings confidence in society and makes the bold and fearless to conquer the world as a whole unlike your shutdown unable to express yourself in most African societies. But these days thankfully I see the kids of today especially in Ghana coming our to be bold and daring and that makes me proud of them. Never again should any human unleash the horrors of "yesteryears" On our future generation!!!

Joe 6 months ago

Stats don't lie and the law they say is a double edge knife. Most parents will only make decisions in the best interest of their children. UK has a social system that takes vulnerable children from their parents to be fostere ...
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Stats don't lie and the law they say is a double edge knife. Most parents will only make decisions in the best interest of their children. UK has a social system that takes vulnerable children from their parents to be fostered. If a parents are been proactive to safeguard their 14 year old son is an.issue because he was born in London etc...then very soon, it will become illegal for kids to be sent to UK or USA for a supposedly better living conditions because they were born in which African or Caribbean country. Sometimes common sense is not legal and legality isn't common sense. Mr Judge...do the right then
Dr. Cosmos 6 months ago

Spare the rod and spoil the child” . Wee are all witnesses to the kind of children this modern world is raising.

Today, discipline is often labelled as abuse, and parents are being silenced in the name of so-called child ...
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Spare the rod and spoil the child” . Wee are all witnesses to the kind of children this modern world is raising.

Today, discipline is often labelled as abuse, and parents are being silenced in the name of so-called children's rights. We now live in a world where a child can take their own parent to court for trying to raise them with values and principles. What kind of system are we building?

In African culture, discipline was rooted in love, respect, and responsibility. It shaped generations with humility and character. But now, many African parents are abandoning their cultural values in favor of foreign ideals — and calling it human rights.

Yes, we can all live together, but that does not mean we must lose who we are. Let’s not trade our identity, our wisdom, and our way of raising responsible children for systems that may not work for our context.
Konfo 6 months ago

The did very well.l would have done the same thing.

The did very well.l would have done the same thing.
.com 6 months ago

A country where a teacher licensing and categorisation was not respected and is still not respected put the child at a high risk of messing up with his education career. Counselors only guide but can not impose decision on g ...
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A country where a teacher licensing and categorisation was not respected and is still not respected put the child at a high risk of messing up with his education career. Counselors only guide but can not impose decision on guest. The parents failure to properly check on what goes on in the country's school system ,the teacher quality ,the environment and etc.put the child at a higher risk of not being develop well. Cultural shock was also not consided for the immediate acceptance of the parents decision by the child.
Nii Odoi 6 months ago

There has been many such decisions of parents sending wards to boarding schools in Ghana. Such decisions have almost always had positive outcomes.
The parents most likely went through the Ghana boarding school system themse ...
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There has been many such decisions of parents sending wards to boarding schools in Ghana. Such decisions have almost always had positive outcomes.
The parents most likely went through the Ghana boarding school system themselves when they were young and therefore already know what goes on in Ghana boarding schools. There's no indication that the parents failed to check on the boy. Besides, the boy has extended family in Ghana who check on him.
If it's a case of the boy not being happy in this particular school, change schools.
Blistering Barnacles 6 months ago

The seketseme have taken over the asylum!

The seketseme have taken over the asylum!
Bastie the emperor of Kumasi 6 months ago

Leave that foolish boy in Ghana. They’re in Stratford , Hackney and Croydon stabbing people. Aboa toliwa. Send him to the village. Take him to farm every Saturday.

He loves knives . Give him a machete to weed at least 1 ...
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Leave that foolish boy in Ghana. They’re in Stratford , Hackney and Croydon stabbing people. Aboa toliwa. Send him to the village. Take him to farm every Saturday.

He loves knives . Give him a machete to weed at least 1 acre. Let him return to University in UK. He would be reformed.
Asakramitoga 6 months ago

Why are the parents worried about this. Brainwashed criminal tweept of m having no knowledge oh how we Africans treat Ann mould our chuldre

Why are the parents worried about this. Brainwashed criminal tweept of m having no knowledge oh how we Africans treat Ann mould our chuldre
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Ozymandias 6 months ago

The boy should count himself very lucky and be eternally thankful to his parents. In London, he will become a statistic before he turns 16.

The boy should count himself very lucky and be eternally thankful to his parents. In London, he will become a statistic before he turns 16.

Yaovi, hohoe 6 months ago

Africa is worse, trust me

Africa is worse, trust me
Sycamore 6 months ago

Plans are already in advanced place to move my 6yr old boy who only speaks English and Twi from Accra to zebilla in the Upper East Region to learn the foundation of his culture and identity before he can come back to join me. ...
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Plans are already in advanced place to move my 6yr old boy who only speaks English and Twi from Accra to zebilla in the Upper East Region to learn the foundation of his culture and identity before he can come back to join me. Kudos to the parents in London for taking such a bold a decisive decision for the good of your almost wayward son. The system should allow parents to give the best upbringing to their wards. African leaders are blindly and ignorantly implementing policies that will end up destroying Africa. Bring back corporal punishment ASAP.
Yaovi, hohoe 6 months ago

But many African students and teenages also looking for good disciplines and schools and employment in UK

But many African students and teenages also looking for good disciplines and schools and employment in UK
Reason 6 months ago

Is the boy's disturbance causing problems for Ghana? A kid who considers himself a Brit should be of little concern to Ghana. We have enough problem-children. We don't need to import more.

Is the boy's disturbance causing problems for Ghana? A kid who considers himself a Brit should be of little concern to Ghana. We have enough problem-children. We don't need to import more.
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Adwoa Tukesie 6 months ago

This is what happens when the law, rather than bonds, define parenthood. The law is eager to add him to the statistics.

This is what happens when the law, rather than bonds, define parenthood. The law is eager to add him to the statistics.
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Wa BECE students attacked by bees explain why the UK child's stand of the Ghanaian environment not being good for learning becomes accepted.

Wa BECE students attacked by bees explain why the UK child's stand of the Ghanaian environment not being good for learning becomes accepted.
Chris 6 months ago

My son grew up around these gangs in London. The harsh truth is the black community if you can even call it a community is a joke. All my sons friends are Indian, arabs and white and he's thriving.

My son grew up around these gangs in London. The harsh truth is the black community if you can even call it a community is a joke. All my sons friends are Indian, arabs and white and he's thriving.
Obenewaa 6 months ago

I stand by the parents' decision. It's bad enough to have an ill child die, let a alone a murdered one. That will haunt you for the rest of your life. If a parent makes the decision to send a kid to a home country, one which ...
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I stand by the parents' decision. It's bad enough to have an ill child die, let a alone a murdered one. That will haunt you for the rest of your life. If a parent makes the decision to send a kid to a home country, one which is safe as Ghana to ensure discipline, they should be supported. We all know that is lacking in the UK. The parents fear the child's involvement in gangs. The first ruling was the best.

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