THE State has asked the Lusaka High Court to dismiss a case in which a father to a minor who was denied access to attending class at a public school in Kasama on account that he had dreadlocks, arguing that he is not entitled to any of the reliefs sought. Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha has submitted that the sanction of not being allowed attendance for learners was the only appropriate way of ensuring compliance of the rules and as such, the sanction against the boy was reasonable. Kabesha said it was only reasonable for the boy to comply to the rules before attending class. In this can, Nathan Mubanga, suing as the father and next of kin of a minor,...

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