South African education officials are investigating reports that a girls' boarding school dormitory was closed because of lesbian relationships.

南非教育官员目前正在着手调查一份报告，该报告称一所寄宿学校的宿舍因发现女同性恋而被关闭。

Two girls who were caught kissing reportedly said that other pupils were involved in same-sex relationships, and 27 pupils were expelled（开除，除名） .

Rights activists¹ say the high school in KwaZulu-Natal province has overreacted（反应过度） .

South Africa is the only African country to guarantee freedom from discrimination to homosexuals（同性恋） .

However, activists say that prejudice remains² common.

The school has not been named. The Star newspaper says some the pupils who have not been able to return home have been moved to houses near the school on a temporary basis（暂时的，临时的） .

Education Department spokesman Sihle Mlotshwa is quoted by the Star newspaper as saying that schools do not have the right to remove or expel pupils because of their sexual orientation³（性取向） .