»Mabona defends a Pretoria primary school against racial accusations«
Thursday, the spokesperson for the Gauteng education department, Steve Mabona, was under pressure to appease parents who accused Laerskool Danie Malan of racism.
The Laerskool Danie Malan in Pretoria North has been accused of denying black pupils access to its grounds, resulting in heightened tensions outside the school.
Since then, Mabona has refuted the charges, stating that the department has accommodated students based on the school’s capacity and not their ethnicity.
“This is not the first time this has occurred. The same thing happened last year, with parents going outside and calling for an end to prejudice,” Mabona added.
“However, we had to accommodate as many students as possible based on the school’s capacity.”
The EFF criticized the alleged racism and isolation of black students at Laerskool Danie Malan in a statement released on Thursday.
READ EFF Gauteng Statement on the Racism and Exclusion of Black Children at Laerskool Danie Malan. pic.twitter.com/PdmTyzN8Kg
— EFF Gauteng (@EFFGautengProv) January 11, 2023
During an oversight visit to Soweto-area schools, the Democratic Alliance (DA) learned that a large number of students are still awaiting placement by the provincial department of education.
Education MEC Matome Chiloane was given till the end of the week to guarantee that all learners are placed in schools where they are prepared.
On Wednesday, schools in inland provinces reopened for the 2023-2020 academic year.
»Mabona defends a Pretoria primary school against racial accusations«