Due to accusations of racism, an indian teacher at Curro Academy Protea Glen in Soweto, South Africa, has been placed on administrative leave.
Media sources claim that three students were called monkeys by an Indian teacher named Tayabah Jadwat after they were allegedly unruly in class and the administration attempted to ignore the issue.
The school’s owner, Curro Holdings, said in a statement that it learned of the incident last Friday and that it has opened an investigation.
According to Curro, the incident is thought to have happened during the first semester of the previous year.
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“At the time, no formal complaint was made through any channels at the school or within the Curro organisation. The executive head of the school also became aware of the allegations on Friday and immediately informed the Curro head office,” the statement read.
The group further stated that no formal complaint had ever been filed with the school, via any school-related procedures, or within the Curro organisation.
The group added that the claims were also known to the school’s executive head, who promptly notified Curro head office on Friday.
“On learning of the allegations, Curro has suspended the teacher with immediate effect and launched a disciplinary enquiry in terms of the group’s policies and procedures. These will proceed following due process over the coming week. Curro is committed to providing counselling or other support to the affected learners after engaging with their parents,” it added.
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