News24 reports that the principal of Grosvenor Girls' High School in Durban has been put on precautionary suspension while an independent panel investigates allegations of racism and financial irregularity at the school.

The Department of Education advised on Monday that principal Linda Jorgensen's suspension was on advice received from the panel. The department said pupils would be issued with letters to inform parents "of the process to be undertaken and a request to parents to allow those learners who wish to testify, to do so". Last week, the EFF in Durban went to the school to demand the removal of the principal. The allegations at the school include financial irregularities and a hair policy that is discriminatory and focused on black pupils. Pupils were also incensed after a fight between two pupils led one to tell the other that the school was for white pupils. Allegedly, when the school principal was informed of the comment, she said that the pupil was entitled to her opinion. Two weeks ago, pupils refused to attend classes and demanded that the racism allegations be resolved.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Kaveel Singh at News24

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