Roedean School is condemned for their refusal to play tennis against King David School

SAJBD Condemns Roedean School's Discriminatory Refusal to Play Jewish School.

The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) condemns the blatant prejudice shown by the Roedean School South Africa, a Johannesburg-based girls' school, which refused to honour the fixture scheduled with the King David girls team on the courts of their Parktown campus.

King David School has communicated with their parent body today regarding this appalling incident and is continuing to engage with Isasa and Roedean to address it.

This disturbing refusal to play Jewish learners is deeply upsetting for the Jewish tennis players, but also conveys the message that hate and discrimination have become acceptable values at Roedean.

Roedean cannot claim to be "guided by a strong set of values and principles" when they clearly violate the basic tenets of South Africa's Constitution.

Sport has the potential to unite and harness diversity but regrettably, Roedean flouted that opportunity by boycotting the Jewish school.

The SAJBD is working closely with the South African Board of Jewish Education to address this serious incident.