Anger over 'racist' hair rules for African pupils at Mpumalanga school
16 January 2020
A copy of strict hair rules for African pupils - purported to have been issued by Hoërskool Delmas in Mpumalanga - has drawn the ire of social media users.
The rules, which have been circulated widely on social media, restricts "African learners" from donning certain hairstyles, including Afros, dreadlocks and braids.
"Hair may not be 'stacked' on the head so high that the child behind you cannot see the board and your hairstyle does not entitle you to sit at the back of the class," the rules state.
Other prohibited hairstyles include poetic justice braids, faux locks, yarn twists and high buns.