“It completely broke my confidence as a child” — Cina Soul opens up on painful school haircut experience

Ghanaian singer Cina Soul has added her voice to the ongoing conversation about haircut policies in senior high schools, following a viral video of a Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ SHS student in tears after being forced to trim her hair.

Sharing her personal experience on X, the singer recalled how the rule affected her confidence as a child. “I remember having to fake illness for two weeks because I didn’t want my mates to laugh at my haircut. And they did. It completely broke my confidence as a child,” she wrote.

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Cina Soul said the experience left a lasting impact on her self-esteem, explaining how such policies can damage young girls’ confidence. “You’re in class trying to study and there’s people at the back busily laughing at your head,” she shared

She’s not the only public figure to speak against the policy. actress Lydia Forson also described the haircut rule as “archaic,” calling on schools to allow students to keep neat, natural hairstyles while being taught proper hair care as part of hygiene.