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A concerned bus driver says the Dunedin to Mosgiel bus schedule does not cater for the after-school rush. Between 3pm and 4pm there are only two...

'Extreme' hairstyle backtrack: Dunedin school allows students to wear cornrows after backlash Newshub 18/02/2021 © Provided by Newshub A Dunedin school has backtracked on its decision to stop a teenager wearing cornrows after backlash from the community.  King's High School revised it's uniform policy after year 12 student Lewis O'Malley-Scott was told his cornrows were "too extreme". The 16-year-old had been wearing cornrows for four months when he was told to remove the hair braid.  "He [the principal] didn't like my hair being in its natural state because it's 'too extreme'," O'Malle...

STUFF Top schools have been slammed for a "racist" uniform policy. (Video first published in February 2019) “Our uniform continues to be important to us. We have a firm commitment to our uniform as a way of building school pride, unity and identity, and so students from a wide range of backgrounds can find belonging together,” McIvor said. “We value our uniform highly – as we cherish each of our young men highly.” McIvor said the school was “proud” of its work to meets the needs of its diverse students, who were from 44 nationalities. “We want to affirm our uniform and uni...

Lewis O'Malley-Scott and his sister, Ori. Photo: Supplied Lewis O'Malley-Scott, a Year 12 student of African-American descent, said his hair naturally forms an afro and after clashing with the school last year over that, he started this year with it plaited into cornrows. In a message to parents, the school's rector, Nick McIvor, said the school has reviewed the case and O'Malley-Scott would now be able to keep his braided style. O'Malley-Scott works part time at a fast food restaurant, and his family thought the hairstyle would satisfy the hygiene needs of his job and end any friction with...

'Extreme haircut': Dunedin student told to undo cornrows © RNZ / Tim Brown A Dunedin teenager is butting heads with his high school over his hairstyle. Lewis O'Malley-Scott is like any other 16-year-old school kid. He attends regularly, does his best in class, and like most teens, he's no saint but he's not a problematic pupil either. He wears his $400 uniform neatly, but his appearance has become a point of contention at King's High School in Dunedin. "The first time I found out it was an issue is when I was going to change subjects and I had to go speak to the Year 12 dean and he told me,...