Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has urged schools across the country to uphold students' religious rights, allowing them to practice their faith freely without restrictions.

The Tamale South MP emphasized that every Ghanaian child is entitled to the rights outlined in the constitution, including the freedom of religious expression.

Speaking at the 2025 Eid-ul-Fitr prayers with the Ambariyya Muslim sect in Tamale on Monday, March 31, he reiterated the need for schools to foster religious tolerance.

The minister stressed that no school should implement policies that infringe on students' ability to observe their faith, as such restrictions go against constitutional provisions.

“I want to announce as Ghana’s Minister of Education that every child and every Ghanaian is entitled to the full benefit of all the rights enshrined in the 1992 Constitution, and therefore no school has the right to deny any Ghanaian child the right to practise their faith.

“All schools must recognise and respect the right of every Ghanaian child to profess and practise their religion,” he stated.

His remarks came in response to concerns raised by the Ghana Muslim Students Association on Saturday, March 29.

The association criticized authorities at Saint Roses Senior High School (SHS) in Akwatia, Eastern Region, for preventing Muslim students from traveling home to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, despite an official directive from the Ghana Education Service (GES).