The majority of pupils at SchweizerRenekeLaerskool in the North West did not go to school on Friday.
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Protesters demonstrate at Schweizer-Reneke school, parents fetch childrenTeaching at Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke, which has been caught up in a race controversy, has been disrupted as protesters demonstrate at the school.
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MEC calls for calm as parents demand removal of Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke principalNorth West education MEC Sello Lehari told angry residents on Thursday to allow his department to investigate racism at Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke and not to be judgemental. Lehari was responding to questions by residents who wanted him to fire the teacher at the centre of learner separation in a grade R class.
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Parent says racism rife at Laerskool Schweizer-RenekeA Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke parent says racism is rife despite denials by the school's governing body.
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More tension as parents and security guards clash outside Laerskool Schweizer-RenekeA man who had come to pick up his niece says he was refused entry by 'racist' security guards hired by the school.
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Aggrieved parent 'wanted school fee discount', says suspended Schweizer-Reneke teacherSuspended Schweizer-Reneke teacher Elana Barkhuizen has taken a jab at one of the black parents who was offended by the segregated seating of grade R pupils.
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Kids removed from Schweizer-Reneke school amid protests over segregated seatingThe school is being accused of racism after a photograph emerged showing a group of white pupils sitting together while their four black classmates sat at a small table near the door.
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Plea for Schweizer-Reneke children to go back to schoolTeaching has been disrupted at the SchweizerRenekeLaerskool since a photograph was shared of black grade R children sitting at a separate desk from white pupils on the first day of the new school year.
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Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke: Principal, teacher facing suspension amid probe - sourceAnother teacher and the principal at the controversial Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke in the North West are reportedly also facing suspension.
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Classes to resume at Laerskool Schweizer-RenekeChildren were urged to come back to school, but parents were concerned about the safety of their children.
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Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke teacher suspended over race controversyA teacher at Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke, the school caught up in a race controversy, has been suspended following a visit to the school from government officials.
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