Johnathan Paoli
THE National Association of School Governing Bodies (NASGB) has called for the principal of the Pretoria High School for Girls, Phillipa Erasmus, to be immediately fired.
NASGB General-Secretary Matakanye Matakanye said Erasmus’ inaction regarding complaints of racist abuse and bullying was illustrative of how many in the education sector have not embraced the non-racial reality of the country.
“She must be fired because we learnt that this principal has been knowing this thing for the last two years and she has done nothing,” he said.
Following reports of racism incidents at the school, Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane on Tuesday announced the three-month suspension of Erasmus, pending the finalisation of the investigation into the allegations.
Earlier this month, the school suspended 12 learners after a racist incident was exposed, where on their whites-only WhatsApp group they demeaned fellow Black learners at the school.
Chiloane said the investigation revealed
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