What one mother learned when a teacher ripped out her son’s hearing aid – The Mail & Guardian

What one mother learned when a teacher ripped out her son’s hearing aid – The Mail & Guardian

My son, Nkosi, started high school this year. Like most grade eighths, he was a mix of nervous and excited.  Nervous about navigating a new environment, excited about growing up. But unlike most of his peers, Nkosi also had to carry something invisible: deafness in his right ear. We discovered his hearing loss two years ago, when he was in grade six. A teacher had noticed that he often strained to hear, something I had also seen. When she confir…