Yet another teacher is in trouble with the Department of Basic Education for allegedly using racial slurs in class. The alleged misconduct involves a Grade 8 history teacher at the prestigious National School of the Arts in Braamfontein, Joburg.
She is alleged to have told her pupils that black people were demons and the reason the government was failing was because it was led by blacks.
The teacher’s alleged racial remarks came to light last Thursday when the parent of one of the pupils complained to the Gauteng Department of Basic Education.
The mother had received an SMS from her 13-year-old daughter about the alleged racial abuse.
The SMS reads in part: “Hello mommy sorry to wake you up… I just wanted to tell you that Miss (name withheld) the History teacher has gone out of hand.
“First she called black people demons then she said the reason why government is so bad because black people… and black people are stupid for voting ANC cause look at Western Cape with DA they are more than happy thanks to white people.”
The girl then expresses her anxiety in the SMS about the teacher.
“It’s getting out of hand and we seeing her today I’m just saying if she makes another one mommy I’m out of the class.”
Gauteng Education Department spokeswoman Phumla Sekhonyane said the department had launched an independent investigation…
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