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'''Rainbow High School''' is a private,<ref name="your botswana"/> co-educational, inter-denominational school located in [[Gaborone|Gaborone city]], [[Botswana]]. It was opened in 1998. The school comprises a primary school,<ref name="your botswana">https://yourbotswana.com/index.php/2018/03/11/parents-feel-the-pinch-as-private-school-fees-soar/</ref> [[middle school|preparatory (middle) school]], and a [[high school]].<ref name="home">{{cite web|work=Rainbow School official website | title=Rainbow School | url=http://www.rainbowschool.ac.bw/home.php?s=1 | location=Botswana | accessdate=10 October 2017}}</ref>
'''Rainbow High School''' is a private,<ref name="your botswana"/> co-educational, inter-denominational school located in [[Gaborone|Gaborone city]], [[Botswana]]. It was opened in 1998. The school comprises a primary school,<ref name="your botswana">{{Cite web|url=https://yourbotswana.com/index.php/2018/03/11/parents-feel-the-pinch-as-private-school-fees-soar/|title = Parents feel the pinch as private school fees soar – YourBotswana}}</ref> [[middle school|preparatory (middle) school]], and a [[high school]].<ref name="home">{{cite web|work=Rainbow School official website | title=Rainbow School | url=http://www.rainbowschool.ac.bw/home.php?s=1 | location=Botswana | accessdate=10 October 2017}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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==Haircut controversy==
==Haircut controversy==
In 2007, the school caused controversy by sending a memo to parents of black students informing them that [[afro]] haircuts would not be allowed.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.weekendpost.co.bw/wp-column-details.php?col_id=771 | title=The Afro issue, an insult to Africans | work=WeekendPost | location=Botswana | publisher=ATD Media Corporation | first=Gasebalwe | last=Seretse | date=September 25, 2017 | access-date=August 19, 2018 }}</ref> The school reversed the decision after an intervention by actor [[Donald Molosi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thegazette.news/rainbow-reinstates-afro-hairstyles-after-donald-molosi-intervention/|title=Rainbow reinstates Afro hairstyles after Donald Molosi intervention|work=[[The Botswana Gazette]] |url-status=dead|date=2017-09-21|quote=Rainbow High School in Gaborone has been challenged by members of the public to issue an apology after reversing its ...|archive-url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:E7ks3MuCRqcJ:www.thegazette.news/rainbow-reinstates-afro-hairstyles-after-donald-molosi-intervention/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=je|archive-date=17 August 2018}}</ref>
In 2017, the school caused controversy by sending a memo to parents of black students informing them that [[afro]] haircuts would not be allowed.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.weekendpost.co.bw/wp-column-details.php?col_id=771 | title=The Afro issue, an insult to Africans | work=WeekendPost | location=Botswana | publisher=ATD Media Corporation | first=Gasebalwe | last=Seretse | date=September 25, 2017 | access-date=August 19, 2018 }}</ref> The school reversed the decision after an intervention by actor [[Donald Molosi]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thegazette.news/rainbow-reinstates-afro-hairstyles-after-donald-molosi-intervention/|title=Rainbow reinstates Afro hairstyles after Donald Molosi intervention|work=[[The Botswana Gazette]] |date=2017-09-21|quote=Rainbow High School in Gaborone has been challenged by members of the public to issue an apology after reversing its ...}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 05:21, 10 February 2024

Rainbow High School
Location
Map
Gaborone, Botswana

Botswana
Coordinates24°39′29″S 25°54′44″E / 24.65806°S 25.91222°E / -24.65806; 25.91222
Information
Other namesRainbow
TypePrivate
Established1998
LocaleUrban
Color(s)Black, Grey, Blue and White
Websitewww.rainbowschool.ac.bw
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Rainbow High School is a private,[2] co-educational, inter-denominational school located in Gaborone city, Botswana. It was opened in 1998. The school comprises a primary school,[2] preparatory (middle) school, and a high school.[1]

History

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The school began as a primary school in 1997 with one form, and then in 1998 it opened a high school.[1][3] The school initially had capacity for 75 students and had only seven teachers. The school now has more than 600 students and more than 50 staff.[1]

Haircut controversy

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In 2017, the school caused controversy by sending a memo to parents of black students informing them that afro haircuts would not be allowed.[4] The school reversed the decision after an intervention by actor Donald Molosi.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Rainbow School". Rainbow School official website. Botswana. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Parents feel the pinch as private school fees soar – YourBotswana".
  3. ^ "Rainbow Primary 1997". Just Landed. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ^ Seretse, Gasebalwe (25 September 2017). "The Afro issue, an insult to Africans". WeekendPost. Botswana: ATD Media Corporation. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Rainbow reinstates Afro hairstyles after Donald Molosi intervention". The Botswana Gazette. 21 September 2017. Rainbow High School in Gaborone has been challenged by members of the public to issue an apology after reversing its ...[dead link‍]
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