“Reports state that the incident occurred on Monday, 24 July 2023, during an English class. The video footage taken by learners in class showed the [teacher] writing racism remarks on a whiteboard. The footage surfaced on social media later that afternoon and the 82-year-old substitute teacher was dismissed by the school that same evening,” said Mabona.According to Mabona, the teacher was giving a lesson on provocative language.
“… she allegedly told learners that they must not be hurt when the ‘k-word’ is used on them because they were not affected by apartheid.undertones which will not be tolerated in any aspect of our education sector,” Mabona said. The teacher will also be reported to the South African Council for Educators for necessary investigation.Crawford said the teacher had temporarily taken the place of another teacher who was sick.
“The temporary teacher has been informed not to resume her duties, and the school reserves its rights regarding further action. “At Crawford International Pretoria College, we firmly denounce any form of prejudice or discrimination in any capacity. We deeply regret the incident and any offence it may have caused,” said principal Cheryl Naidoo.is providing counselling to the pupils in the class. It also said it will review its recruitment processes.
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