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The Citizen reports that the school governing body (SGB) of Pretoria High School for Girls (PHSG) on Monday launched court proceedings against the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) and the MEC for Education Matome Chiloane, arguing that investigators exceeded their mandate by reporting on issues beyond racism allegations.
The SGB is demanding that the findings of the investigation by Madladlamba Attorneys be released. It claims the findings were only announced by Chiloane on 4 November, but not released to the school. The legal battle stems from allegations of racism at the school that the SGB claims were unfounded. The allegations started in July when 12 white pupils were suspended for alleged racist messages on a WhatsApp group. GDE officials insisted on charging the matric pupils with racism. The school’s principal Phillipa Erasmus and deputy principal Doret Schoombie were also suspended. According to the school, the pupils were cleared by an internal disciplinary tribunal. In a statement, the SGB said that despite professing to respect the outcome, the GDE continued to embark on “an entirely unjustified and groundless witch hunt for further examples of racism”. The body said despite the limited scope, the attorneys proceeded to investigate and report on other matters after finding minimal evidence of racism, citing only that “white educators do not greet their black colleagues”. The SGB also criticised Chiloane for denying the school an opportunity to review or respond to the allegations before announcing the findings.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Enkosi Selane at The Citizen
- Lees ook, Ondersoeker erken glo hy kry ‘geen rassisme’ by PHSG, by Maroela Media
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