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“We were successful in setting up a meeting and will meet with the GDE and the principal next week. At the meeting, we will try to resolve the matter,”
Members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) staged a demonstration outside the gates of Edenglen High School yesterday afternoon.
EFF members from the Ekurhuleni branch confirmed that the November 15 protest took place after allegations of racism made against Edenglen High School’s principal were reported to party representatives earlier this year.
Edenglen High’s principal, Trevor Weinerlein has since declined to comment and referred the NEWS to the Gauteng Department of Education’s (GDE) communications team for comment.
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Deputy chairperson of EFF’s Ekurhuleni branch Koketso Mojatau said party representatives visited the school to arrange a meeting with the principal and the GDE to address the allegations against the principal.
“We were successful in setting up a meeting and will meet with the GDE and the principal next week. At the meeting, we will try to resolve the matter,” said Mojatau.
The meeting is scheduled for November 20.
Edenvale SAPS spokesperson Capt Jean Olckers has since confirmed a case of crimen injuria was opened.
According to the SAPS website crimen injuria is defined as “unlawfully and intentionally impairing the dignity or privacy of another person”.
“SAPS is looking into the allegations and we are investigating the case,” said Olckers.
Olckers said as far as he is aware, detectives investigating the matter are waiting for feedback from a prosecutor at the Germiston Magistrate’s Court on how to proceed.
He said overall Thursday’s demonstration was peaceful.
As per the request from Weinerlein the NEWS sought comment from the GDE
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A request for comment was sent to GDE spokesperson Steve Mabona on November 15 at 7.11 pm requesting comment by November16 at 9.30 am.
A request for comment was again sent to Mabona again at 9.30 am requesting comment by 10 am.
At the the time of publication no comment had been received from the GDE.
