The man accused of assaulting a dreadlocked learner and her mom at the Crowthorne Christian Academy was arrested and appeared in the Midrand Magistrate's Court.
Fighters in Gauteng condemned the Crowthorne Christian Academy for kicking the learner out of class because she had dreadlocks.of instituting racist policies targeting black learners. The school's hair policy states that all learners must have natural hair.
"This policy is predicated on the racist notion that natural hair means relaxed and straightened hair inherent to White people, whereas curly hair and dreadlocks, characteristic of black people’s hair, are considered unnatural and therefore prohibited from the school."KZN school comes under fire for demanding Shembe learners cut their hair despite religious beliefs
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