NW Premier and DA strongly condemn alleged segregation at Laerskool Schweizer Reneke

North West Premier, Prof Job Mokgoro has noted with shock the images circulating in the mainstream and social media space depicting different seating spaces allegedly allocated for black and white learners at Laerskool Schweizer Reneke in the Mamusa Local Municipality.

‘The North West Provincial Government condemns any form of racism in the strongest possible terms and deeply regrets this unfortunate incident 25 years into the democratic dispensation.

‘The matter has been brought to the attention of the Provincial Department of Education & Sport Development who dispatched a team to the school to investigate as to what exactly happened. MEC for Education and Sport Development, Sello Lehari will tomorrow lead a team comprising of senior managers to the school; who will also conduct an intensive investigation into the matter and an action to be taken will be informed by the outcomes of these investigations,’ said Mokgoro.

Luyolo Mphithi, Federal DA Youth Leader says the DA strongly condemns the alleged separation at the school.

‘It is outrageous that a classroom in 2019 can be racially segregated, which only serves to teach young children from day one to see each other as different and separate. This is unconscionable.

‘It is for this reason, I will travel to Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke tomorrow to demand answers as to how young learners were allegedly exposed to this situation. We hope that the school staff is ready and willing to address this issue immediately and to make a commitment to change outdated attitudes toward integration,’ he said.