Sadtu demands reasons behind suspension of North West teacher at centre of racism controversy
17 January 2019
The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) in the North West is demanding answers from the provincial department on why a teacher, who allegedly captured and shared a controversial image taken at Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke in the province, was suspended.
Provincial chairperson Mxolisi Bomvana said Sadtu was alerted on Friday about Elana Barkhuizen's suspension from the school.
Action was taken against the teacher after an image surfaced on social media, showing a group of black children sitting at a separate table from their white classmates.
"What we have since discovered is that the teacher who allegedly separated the children according to their race is still working in the school. We want answers why the teacher is still in school," he said.