Parents want to invigilate exams and ‘beat up black teachers’ if children fail
Parents of learners at Klipspruit West Secondary School demanded to invigilate their children’s examinations and also “beat up black teachers” if their children failed‚ the South African Human Rights Commission heard on Friday. “We decided that‚ on the day when we issue reports‚ we should not come to school because we will be assaulted by parents who want to know why their children are not passing‚” said Desmond Luvhengo‚ a former teacher at the school in the south of Johannesburg. “It is also normal for parents to demand to invigilate exams. They would demand it‚ saying that it is their school. This was allowed by the deputy principal.” He was testifying before the commission in his capacity as the chairperson of the South African Democratic Teachers Union’s (Sadtu) Eldorado branch. The commission is investigating the alleged racial uproar that has disrupted the school. “It is not easy for one to work in that area‚” Luvhengo said‚ adding that the education department had even spoke...
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