In a letter addressed to parents on Friday, Pinnacle Colleges chief operating officer Christo de Wit said the school was deeply shocked by the comments made by their teacher.
“This has caused significant hurt. We are in the process of meeting with the students directly involved and commend them for the courage displayed in these discussions. We have also engaged with the staff,” he said.
During an online class on Thursday, De Vynck allegedly said:"If you don't hand in your practice drawings when we get back, then I will give you something to protest about, and maybe sit on your necks.”"It wasn't my intention and I didn't want to put someone down who lost their lives while people were watching and being helpless.
"I never wanted to offend you. I never wanted to offend Mr Floyd. I would never - I know you need time but just know that I am not a person like that, I am not a racist person. I would never have done that. It was a silly thing that popped into my head."
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
ANC slams mayor Mzwandile Masina’s ‘white capital’ viewsThe Gauteng ANC provincial executive committee has openly slammed Ekurhuleni mayor Mzwandile Masina’s behaviour and his expressed support for the collapse of “white monopoly capital”.
Read more »
White teacher suspended after threatening to kneel on pupil's necksA white teacher at a Gauteng private school who allegedly threatened pupils with the same fate that befell American George Floyd has been placed on suspension.
Read more »
Parents want white teacher who threatened to kneel on students' necks firedPinnacle College's life orientation and art teacher threatened to re-enact the moments that led to Floyd, an African-American who died after a white policeman pressed his knee into his neck while he lay sprawled on the ground and handcuffed. Tankmaester
Read more »
ANC’s Duarte raises the question of the ‘white economy’ in post Covid-19 SAThe party's deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte said on Thursday that the ANC wanted to build an open post-Covid-19 economy.
Read more »
26 years of democracy haven’t yet ensured black lives matter as much as white ones – NMF'Now is the time for sober assessment of a resilient white supremacy in our country, in the US and globally,' it added in a statement.
Read more »
White teacher suspended after threatening to kneel on pupil's necksA white teacher at a Gauteng private school who allegedly threatened pupils with the same fate that befell American George Floyd has been placed on suspension.
Read more »