Matric pupils at two of Gqeberha's top schools have come under fire after a pair of turkeys had to be rescued from the bottom of an empty school pool on Wednesday.
Collegiate Girls’ High School principal Louise Erasmus apologised to pupils at the school’s assembly on Monday after a row about one of the girls’ matric dance dresses.
Tempers flared at Collegiate Girls’ High School on Friday as about 150 irate parents and pupils spoke out against what they called “body shaming” and the sexualisation of young girls. The pupils who protested wore black T-shirts at the school, carrying placards with the words “Enough is Enough” and “Hear our Cry”.
An incident at Collegiate Girls’ High School where a matric pupil was banned from taking part in a fashion show because her cleavage allegedly made the principal’s husband “uncomfortable”, sparked a furore among parents and pupils, who protested outside the school on Friday.