Curro social post 'error in judgment', not racism - GDE
The Gauteng Department of Education has conducted a preliminary investigation into a social media post by a Curro campus in the Western Cape.
The school hit the headlines for depicting a white pupil as a vet with a black pupil behind a cash register.
The post formed part of a career day activity at school.
It led to a public outcry over the potential psychological impact the incident could have on the child and other black pupils regarding their future.
Curro has since taken down the post and apologised for any offence it may have caused.
Gauteng Education spokesperson Steve Mabona said their probe found no racism but rather an error of judgment.
“In this activity centre, most children had to exchange roles to experience different careers, and photos were taken of them interacting within those career roles.
“One child could have gone through three to four roles by the end of the day. There is pictorial evidence of different children playing different roles.
“The parents of the learner depicted as a cashier were in interaction with the school and supported them in providing more information as far as this matter is concerned.”
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