Former Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Charles Aheto-Tsegah, has weighed in on the contentious debate surrounding religious freedoms in mission schools, stating that clear regulations must be established to address how such institutions handle the rights of students from different religious backgrounds.

Speaking on GHOne TV, he stressed the need for a nuanced approach, particularly for mission schools operating as public institutions. "In fact, I would say, without any fear of contradiction, that we haven't actually drawn up various set regulations for how mission schools should conduct themselves in relation to other people who are not members of their faith," he said.

Aheto-Tsegah explained that mission schools, while rooted in religious doctrine, must balance their values with inclusivity when they transition into public or quasi-public institutions. "Once you are a public religious institute, then you become quasi-public, and for that matter, everybody has access to that institution.

They should be treated on the basis that the government is very blind to distinctions in terms of how people are treated religiously," he remarked.