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ANA reports that the National Professional Teachers' Organisation of SA (Naptosa) has weighed in on allegations of racism at Westville Girls’ High School in Durban, saying that educators with racist tendencies have no place in the classroom.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the union’s provincial CEO for KwaZulu-Natal, Thirona Moodley, said that racist educators “had the power to influence young minds and undo the strides our democracy has made”. The statement followed the outburst of teacher Danielle de Bruyn, who resigned on Monday after it was found that she used the derogatory “K” word while “debating” with pupils last week. According to reports, De Bruyn used the American novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” to highlight farm murders and land expropriation in South Africa and the land grabs that took place in Zimbabwe in the early 2000s. Moodley said it was unfortunate that educators, who were supposed to be “agents of democracy and the custodians of our children rights”, resorted to racism when delivering the curriculum. Although the educator in question has subsequently resigned, she might still be investigated by the SA Council for Educators (Sace). In a “general letter” sent to parents by Westville Girls High on Tuesday, principal Catherine Raw said she was “sad and troubled” by the incident.
- Read this report in full at IOL News
Read too, KZN English teacher accused of K-word rant, at Timeslive
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