Angry parents keeping children out of school dismiss race undertone
Dissatisfaction at the appointment of school principals is being played out in different parts of the country. In Klipspruit in Gauteng, parents are aggrieved that a black principal has joined the school, while in Vredendal, in the the Western Cape, parents are angry at the appointment of a white principal. Coloured parents in both instances have kept their children at home and some have even intimidated teachers and parents who sent their children to school. Willem Nel, ANC ward councillor in Vredendal, said Vredendal North Primary School was a predominantly coloured school with a handful of black pupils. However, parents were not upset that a white principal had taken over from a coloured principal, but were claiming that the appointment process was unfair and that a family member or friend of the newly appointed principal influenced the decision-making process. "The dissatisfaction is because there was manipulation and nepotism at the appointment of a new school principal. Parent...
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