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'Shave off your beard or go to a Muslim school,' principal tells Durban pupil | The Post

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A Muslim mother from Durban whose teenage son was asked to shave off his beard - which he had been growing for religious purposes - or leave school, has reported the matter to the KZN Department Education. PostNewspaperSA

Durban - A Muslim mother from Durban whose teenage son was asked to shave off his beard - which he had been growing for religious purposes - or leave school, has reported the matter to the KZN Department Education.

"They need to be accountable. We are working parents and our children go to school to learn. If I change my son's school what happens to the other Muslim children?" "My son told him that this was not possible as he was growing it for religious reasons. He told him to go home and bring his parents.

 

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