Students report prejudice at prestigious Pretoria school where natural hair was deemed ‘untidy’ and ‘un-ladylike’Malaika Maoh Eyoh,a 17-year-old student at the prestigious Pretoria tall school for girls, remembers the first time she was told by a teacher that her afro was “distracting others from learning”. Related: Racism row over South Africa school's alleged hair policy Her name is Zulaikha. She's 13 years old. She's been in detention for her hair before. She is the future. pic.twitter.com/xCmvVAfbnIThe feels. The chills. School girls threatened with arrest. And how they respond ✊ #StopRacismAtPretoriaGirlsHigh pic.twitter.com/DNr1lhpiN4I’m 23 years old now and the wounds from my tall school experience have really affected me Related: Luister: the viral film exposing South Africa's ongoing racism problem Continue reading...
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