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Student barred from attending school because of dreadlocks
Student has reportedly been barred from attending Crowthorne Christian Academy in Midrand, Johannesburg, because of her dreadlocks.
School. Image: istock
A 13-year-old student has reportedly been barred from attending Crowthorne Christian Academy in Midrand, Johannesburg, owing to her dreadlocks, which apparently violated the school’s new hair policy.
The youngster and her mother were forcibly removed from the classroom by a school official, according to video that appeared on social media on Tuesday.
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Hair extensions are not permitted at the school.
What happened to the student?
According to Times Live, the student’s mother stated that her daughter initially attended school with her natural hair put in a bun, but after a change in school policy, she opted to reinstall her natural dreadlocks, which she had grown since she was a child.
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“My daughter used to go to school with her natural Afro tied in a bun, and she’d occasionally do braids or I’d plait her natural hair.” “However, since the rules changed, I decided to reinstall her natural dreadlocks, which I had kept from when she had dreadlocks as a child.” This was during the school vacations, and I noticed her afro was getting destroyed because she couldn’t do braids anymore, so I implanted her dreadlocks,” according to the article.
The school contacted the student’s mother, claiming that her dreadlocks were not neatly tied, and later told her not to return if her dreadlocks remained intact, according to the article.
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According to the report, when the mother and student arrived at the school, the principal’s husband forcibly withdrew the student from the classroom, resulting in a violent struggle between the mother and the husband.
The steps the mother took:
The mother reported the school to the Human Rights Commission after filing a common assault case against the husband.
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