The Gauteng department of education has refuted claims that female pupils at Thembisa's Zitikeni Secondary School were barred from attending class because of their braided hairstyles.
In the video, scores of youngsters can be seen standing outside the school, with hairstyles ranging from long braids to cornrows merged with fibre.
“So today [Friday] when we arrived, the male teachers made us stand outside and said, 'Ma'am Ramarumo said today we are not entering the school — you unplait your hair or you go home.' Some of them unplaited their hair and got in. We said we will stand [outside] because we have the right to education,” the girl said.
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