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Education MEC to visit Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke school to probe racism allegations

Education MEC to visit Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke school to probe racism allegations. North West education and sport development member of the executive council (MEC) Sello Lehari expressed shock and disappointment at a picture circulating on social media depicting alleged racism at Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke, and is expected to visit the school on Thursday.

He was expected to lead a team of senior managers to conduct an intensive investigation on the matter at the school on Thursday.

“On behalf of the department, I wish to condemn in its strongest terms any allegation of racism in our schools which contradict the constitution of our country. According to our South African constitution in Chapter Two, Bill of Rights, under education, it says do not discriminate on the basis of race,” Lehari said.

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Departmental spokesman Freddy Sepeng said as soon as the matter reached the attention of the department, officials from the district were assigned to visit the school to ascertain the facts.

Meanwhile, the African National Congress (ANC) said racism would not be tolerated in the province. Provincial task team co-ordinator Keneetswe Mosenogi said the ANC was appalled by the seemingly racist seating arrangement at the school in a picture that is circulating in social media.

“We are appalled because this is definitely not the type of society that we envisage. We are not going to be held back by anything in our fight against racism,” Mosenogi said.

She called on the provincial government to urgently investigate the incident and where any wrongdoing was found, harsh measures be taken against the perpetrators. “Racism cannot be tolerated in this province, where it rears its ugly head it will be cut off without any flinching,” she said.

Source: The Citizen