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Language rights flare in South African school dispute
A 16 year old girl claims she was expelled for speaking Xhosa, reigniting debate over language in South Africa’s schools. The incident at Roosevelt High drew police involvement and prompts investigations by the Department of Education and the Human Rights Commission amid lingering post apartheid tensions over Afrikaans and English in classrooms.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Luthando Nxasana
Luthando
Nelson Mandela
Shawn Scannell
Roosevelt High School
Angola
Namibia
Nigeria
Zimbabwe
Scannell
Lusanda
Department of Education
Human Rights Commission
Lushanda
Lusanda Nxasana
Luthandra