Media personality MzGee has waded into the heated debate over Ghana’s long-standing policy requiring girls to trim their hair before entering senior high school.
She has argued that the rule is practical, not punitive.
Her comments follow a viral video of a girl crying while her long hair was being cut in preparation for school admission, a moment that has since sparked widespread outrage and emotional debate online.
While many have described the practice as “barbaric” and “primitive,” MzGee strongly disagrees.
“Let’s stop the emotional gimmick. Cutting the hair is part of discipline. You don’t always get things the way you want them. Life has rules, and it starts with this,” she stated on her Gee o’clock show.
She explained that managing long hair in overcrowded boarding schools is simply impractical.
With thousands of students sharing limited facilities, she said, enforcing neat, short hair is about hygiene and uniformity, not oppression.
“Have you seen the conditions in some schools?” she asked. “Some of them don’t even have water. You expect these girls to wash and braid hair every week? Who will braid 700 girls’ hair in a boarding house?”
MzGee also highlighted potential distractions and inequality that could arise if students were allowed to keep different hairstyles.
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“Imagine sitting behind a classmate with big, voluminous hair blocking your view,” she noted. Or the comparisons of who has better hair, who can afford nicer styles. Is that what school is about?”
She maintained that cutting one’s hair is a simple act of conformity and discipline that allows students to focus on learning.
“School is for three years. The hair will grow back,” she said. “It’s not a barbaric act; it’s a practical choice for a structured environment.”
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