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JOHANNESBURG - The Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke teacher at the centre of alleged racism in a classroom has been suspended with immediate effect.
North West Education MEC Sello Lehare says the school's explanation is that the children were separated on the basis of language.
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Earlier, parents removed their children from the school and tensions were high as EFF members gathered outside the school.
A picture showing about four black pupils seated separately at a desk from a larger group of white pupils at another desk, has gone viral on social media.
The picture was sent to a WhatsApp group for parents and has some parents and social media users very angry.
