School racism
Hoërskool Jan Viljoen must implement a diversity training programme - Dept
Earlier this year, a racist incident between two pupils plunged the school into chaos leading to protests by parents, community members and school pupils.
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Grosvenor Girls' High School principal suspended amid claims of racism
Last week, KwaZulu-Natal Education MEC Kwazi Mshengu visited the school and met with the school governing body, parents and teachers where a decision was reached to launch a panel to investigate the matter.
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Lesufi calls on Hoërskool Jan Viljoen parents to change attitudes on race issues
The MEC has condemned the behaviour displayed by parents last week which resulted in the police firing stun grenades and rubber bullets.
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Solidarity files court papers to overturn Schweizer-Reneke teacher's suspension
Solidarity says it served court papers on the North West Education Department, the primary school, and its governing body.
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Lesufi suspends Pretoria school's code of conduct
Black pupils at the school spoke about being subjected to victimisation for wearing their hair naturally.
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Mom speaks out after child's exclusion from school party
702 host John Robbie speaks to the mother of a toddler who was seemingly excluded from a school party based on her race.
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MEC promises decisive action following alleged racism at Centurion pre-school
Panyaza Lesufi visited the Koeitjies En Kalfies pre-school following what appeared to be a racial incident.
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Gauteng govt introduces team who will tackle racism
The team of 20 people will tackle racism over the next 3 years & focus on young people.
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OPINION: The stories we tell ourselves in SA
Danielle Bowler says the importance of owning our stories has become an often repeated warning.
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Calls made to amend Schools Act
Language & admission policies have been highlighted as key areas of concern.
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Plans to revoke Curro School’s licence suspended
MEC Panyaza Lesufi says if there is no transformation at the school by October, he will revoke its licence.
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Executive report on Curro school reveals deep investigation
The investigation followed a series of EWN reports and confirmed that pupils were racially segregated.
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OPINION: Curro School scandal, when govt does its job well
Alex Eliseev says the Curro saga is a lesson to govt on how to handle sensitive situations.
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'Curro school guilty of racial segregation'
Panyaza Lesufi says he is reviewing the operating licence for Curro Foundation School in Roodeplaat.
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Dept investigates alleged racial attack at Springs school
The pupil claims he was racially, physically and verbally attacked at the Dr JJ Jurgens High School.
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Toure: Racist abuse a disgrace & Fifa must act
Police are probing claims the Ivorian was racially abused within hours of reactivating his Twitter account.
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Arts school prepared to talk to parents
NSA says it's willing to engage with parents about racism allegations against a grade 8 teacher.
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‘Out of hand’ teacher accused of racism
A teacher is accused of calling black people “demons” and “stupid” in front of her pupils.
