TEACHING and learning came to a standstill today at Avoca Secondary School after learners embarked on a protest. The high school learners blocked Bhamo Avenue burning tyres and forcing traffic to move at a snail’s pace.
The female learners told the Northglen News that the school applied ‘different rules to different learners’. One of the learners said: “We want to be able to wear braids. The boys want to have fade hair cuts. This school does not even have ties for us to wear.”
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What’s more one of the learners banged on a police car. Greenwood Park Police spokesperson Sergeant Vincent Mthembu has confirmed that one of the learners was taken away by police and will be charged.
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“One male student has been taken in. He will be charged with malicious damage to property,” said Mthembu
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One of the teachers who addressed the angry learners said the problem would be resolved on Monday.
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