MEC Lesufi not doing enough to address racism in GP schools
The DA calls on the Gauteng Department of Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi to act as a matter of urgency to address racism in Gauteng schools.
There have been numerous incidents of racism reported in schools across the province yet the Department has failed to effectively address this in any meaningful way.
These racism allegations have resulted in the disruption of teaching and learning since the beginning of the 2018 academic year.
In Overvaal High School in Vereeniging, different stakeholders embarked on violent protests after the school refused an instruction by the Department to accept 55 English-speaking pupils into the Afrikaans-medium school. The school said it had no capacity to admit the learners and its decision was backed by the High Court.
The inept handling of the matter resulted in disruption of schooling and a situation which posed a safety risk for both teachers and learners.