The South African Human Rights Commission ( SAHRC) confirmed on Thursday, 24 March that it has concluded its investigation into allegations of alleged racism at the Brackenfell High School.
The investigation came after the school allegedly held an unofficial matric ball event for white learners only in 2020, weeks after the school cancelled the official dance due to COVID-19 regulations.
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According to the SAHRC’s findings, some of the school’s officials knew about the event, as details of the event were shared by parents/guardians and learners of the School on WhatsApp, Facebook and by word of mouth as well as four teachers had been invited in their private capacity.
“The SAHRC found that the School did not host a whites-only matric ball and therefore did not discriminate, whether directly or indirectly, fairly or unfairly, against Grade 12 learners on the ground of race,” the SAHRC said.
Meanwhile, the report went on to say that the SAHRC further found that the organisers of the event also did not directly or indirectly discriminate against learners on the ground of race.
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