Seven girls have been expelled from Oprah's South African Leadership Academy for Girl's for sexual misconduct. A South African newspaper reported the girls allegedly tried to force pupils into relationships with one another and to touch each other intimately. This is the second incident of sexual misconduct at the school in two years. In 2007 a school matron was fired amid sexual and physical abuse allegations. Lisa Halliday, senior vice president of communications for the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation in Chicago, said the girls had violated the school's code of conduct.
"We consider this to be a confidential school matter," she said. "Therefore, we will not confirm any personal information or disclose any details related to these expulsions."
"We consider this to be a confidential school matter," she said. "Therefore, we will not confirm any personal information or disclose any details related to these expulsions."
