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==Facilities==
==Facilities==
Facilities include a 600-seat hall, a gym, a library, five laboratories and specialist classrooms for computer application technology, consumer studies, music and art. The computer labs and some classrooms have [[Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line|ADSL]] internet connections.{{cn}}
Facilities include a 600-seat hall, a gym, a library, five laboratories and specialist classrooms for computer application technology, consumer studies, music and art. The computer labs and some classrooms have [[Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line|ADSL]] internet connections.{{cn|date=August 2018}}


==Haircut controversy==
==Haircut controversy==

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Rainbow High School
Location
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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
[1]

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

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]

Facilities

Facilities include a 600-seat hall, a gym, a library, five laboratories and specialist classrooms for computer application technology, consumer studies, music and art. The computer labs and some classrooms have ADSL internet connections.[citation needed]

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.[4] The school reversed the decision after an intervention by actor Donald Molosi.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Rainbow School". Rainbow School official website. Botswana. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  2. ^ a b https://yourbotswana.com/index.php/2018/03/11/parents-feel-the-pinch-as-private-school-fees-soar/
  3. ^ "Rainbow Primary 1997". Just Landed. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ^ Seretse, Gasebalwe (September 25, 2017). "The Afro issue, an insult to Africans". WeekendPost. Botswana: ATD Media Corporation. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  5. ^ "Rainbow reinstates Afro hairstyles after Donald Molosi intervention". The Botswana Gazette. 2017-09-21. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Rainbow High School in Gaborone has been challenged by members of the public to issue an apology after reversing its ... {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)