[lg policy] Racism Rife In The Sleepy Town Of Schweizer-Reneke – Residents By News Editor -January 11, 2019 Sello Lehari MEC of education and sports development Sello Lehari. (Christiaan du Plessis, Netwerk24) The sleepy town of Schweizer-Reneke in the North West is on tenterhooks after a picture showing black and white pupils sitting separately according to race in a Grade R classroom at the local primary school went viral. The image shocked the country and senior government officials in the province descended on Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke demanding answers. READ: Viral race row picture only captured a single moment – Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke MEC of education and sports development Sello Lehari suspended the Grade R teacher who allegedly separated the pupils. Lehari also established a task team to investigate the matter and other reports of prejudice at the school. “I strongly condemn what had happened at the school as racism isn’t allowed in all our schools and should be weeded
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