News24 reports that a teacher at Queens High School in Johannesburg has been suspended pending an investigation amid allegations of sexual harassment.  

The school has been rocked by the allegations made by both current and past pupils, as well as parents.  Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi on Friday urged pupils to come forward to assist with the probe, which will be a joint operation by the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), the Teddy Bear Clinic, the Gauteng Department of Basic Education and the SA Council of Educators.  Lesufi said additional allegations had been received by the SAHRC, as well as a detailed report of the exchange of messages between the teacher and some of the pupils.  "We felt that they (SAHRC) should continue their investigation as well, because at least with them they have the power to subpoena," Lesufi said.  The department would cooperate with the investigation and provide all the information they required, he vowed.

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