On Friday, Lesufi said black pupils at the school were victims of racism and that the school’s hair policy was enforced without sensitivity.
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When children have to fight to assert their humanity, we know our nation is deeply flawed.
A snap poll has found that many schools still forbid traditional African styles, but some are reviewing their codes of conduct.
Black pupils at the school want the rules on hair and language to be scrapped.
When it comes to black hair, “common sense” is the least reliable tool for decision-making.
Black women, beware: your pursuit of straight, silky locks may be detrimental to your health.
The Gauteng education MEC says a new code of conduct at Pretoria Girls High will be developed in consultation with pupils.
Some have argued it’s just school policy, but it’s more than that: it is the protection of white standards at the expense of black identity.
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Pupils claim that, along with hairstyles, language and associations are tightly regulated at the Tshwane school.
The party’s acting national spokesperson, Fana Mokoena, says a ‘white minority culture’ is dictating how black people should behave.
Recent events have raised questions about how far SA has really come in building a united non-racial society that embodies unity in diversity.
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is visiting Pretoria Girls’ High School today following allegations of racism.
