Tanya Booysen's School Shut Down by Protesting EFF
Crowthorne Christian Academy, which is not registered, has deployed private security to prohibit the protesters from entering the premises.
Tanya Booysen's School Shut Down by Protesting EFF
The EFF is protesting after a pupil was kicked out for having dreadlocks.
A 13-year-old girl was dragged out and barred from school for wearing dreadlocks on Monday.
Tanya Booysen's School in a Twist over Dreadlocks
The incident was caught on video, which has since caused outrage on social media. Tanya Booysen wrote in the school’s WhatsApp group:
Good morning parents, we expect disruptions at the school today. Please keep your children at home.
Speaking to Sowetan, one of the protest leaders Thabiso Telokoa, who is the chairperson of the EFF in Midrand, said the incident was an act of racism because the school’s code of conduct was unfair towards African pupils.
The rules that they have applied affect the black learners.
There are hardly any white people who have dreadlocks, so the school is intentionally targeting black children.
Secondly, we saw a video where a man who does not even work at the school manhandle a black woman and a black child who is only 13-years old, that is clear racism.
The school, which the department of education has confirmed is not registered, has deployed private security to prohibit the protesters from entering the premises.
Tanya Booysen's School Shut Down by Protesting EFF
Phillip Makwala, EFF Gauteng deputy chairperson said the intention of the protest was to engage with the school’s principal on the policy and enquire about the illegal operation of the school.
The main issue is to get this school closed because it operates illegally because it is hiding and has been practising this evil under the guise of being a Christian school.
There is no Christianity here, just evil and racism.
