Students at a South Auckland high school say they were sent home for “not wearing enough yellow” on a Daffodil Day non-uniform fundraiser - promoting concern the school isn’t prioritising education.
Rosehill College senior students claim they were given marching orders by the deputy principal after an inspection during a morning assembly. Students say they were earlier told “if there is no yellow then you will be sent home”.
Year 13 student Amber Roebeck told the Herald, “We all showed up wearing a piece of yellow ranging from shoes/sandals, some of us wearing yellow [scarves], hoodies, and T-shirts.
“Unfortunately, all my friends got sent home because [the deputy principal] said they weren’t wearing enough,” Roebeck claimed
Principal Davida Suasua told the Herald there were “always two sides to a story and this is not the case”, without explaining any further.