Coloured protest against black principal is racist - GP education dept
25 July 2017
Johannesburg – The protest against the newly-appointed black principal of Klipspruit Secondary School in Soweto is racist, the Gauteng education department said on Monday.
The school was closed on Monday morning when residents stopped staff and pupils from entering, arguing that the process used to appoint the new principal was flawed.
The protest went against the country’s "non-racial principles", the department said in a statement.
"The community in Klipspruit West has rejected the principal because of their skin colour… educators are appointed on the basis of qualification and experience."