A geography teacher at St John’s College in Johannesburg, who was found guilty of three serious charges, including racism‚ has been fired‚ according to the Gauteng Education Department. This followed a visit to the school on Friday morning by Gauteng MEC for for Education, Panyaza Lesufi‚ who reportedly gave the school until 1pm on Friday to sack the teacher. Welcoming the decision‚ Lesufi said the educator had left the school with immediate effect. The teacher had been allowed to continue teaching at the school despite being found to have victimised pupils based on their race. After being issued with a final written warning, he had stepped down from senior positions at the college in addition to receiving a pay cut.
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