Western Cape high school lets its hair down — and nothing happens
A change in some policies at Westerford High School in the Western Cape, where pupils can do as they please with their hair and jewellery‚ has so far gone smoothly. School principal Rob le Roux said the policies were changed every three to four years where all inputs were considered and so far‚ it had been a good transition. "On a regular basis, between three and four years‚ we review all our policies with parents and children to see what adjustments can be made. This basically started at the beginning of last year and then it was fast-tracked by an episode during the course of last year at Pretoria Girls’ High School and all other incidents that took place around school policies‚" said Le Roux. "Our feeling is that it has been remarkably successful, but obviously it hasn’t satisfied everyone because there are some critics that almost want the policy to fail‚ they are looking for all sorts of excuses." Included among the changes is allowing boys to wear ponytails and single studs in...
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