South Africa: Durban school changed policy after complaint.

[Francis Hult]

Via lgpolicy...
 


Durban school changed policy after complaint.
 
A Durban school accused of teaching a boy "kitchen Zulu" changed its language policy after the child's mother complained, the Durban Equality Court heard on Thursday.

Principal of Durban High School (DHS) David Magner told the court that the complaint by Pan South African Language Board (Pansalb) chief executive Ntombenhle Nkosi, was a "catalyst".

It led to a series of meetings among language staff and the eventual hiring of a new teacher to ensure that grades eight and nine were taught Zulu at the same level that Afrikaans was being offered.

Nkosi was arguing that her son, who attended Durban High in 2007, was being discriminated against because he was being taught sub-standard Zulu.



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