Photo: Twitter
Photo: Twitter
There is a concerning level of uproar at a high school in Centurion – after a student wearing EFF clothing was kicked off the premises on Career Day. The incident was caught on camera, and sure enough, it has sparked a fierce backlash.
In the clip that was posted online, the youngster can be seen in his EFF gear, marching through school. A security guard then grabs the boy and drags him away. The manhandling of the student has upset the Red Berets, and Obakeng Ramabodu – a local EFF leader in Tshwane – has vowed to demonstrate at the school ‘for the foreseeable future’.
“In Centurion’s Hoërskool Uitsig, a learner was manhandled during Career Day because he wore EFF regalia… as is in line with his future dream – to become an EFF politician. We shall report here at Hoërskool Uitsig High School every day, until racism come to an end.”
In Centurion Hoërskool Uitsig a pupil was manhandled during career day because he wore EFF regalia as its in line with his future dream.@Lesufi we have freedom of association in South Africa.A black child has the right to aspire to be an EFF leader. That is a respectable career. pic.twitter.com/s0iO2Ai513
— Ota Benga (@MmuiWabatho) June 7, 2021
In Centurion Hoërskool Uitsig a pupil was manhandled during career day because he wore EFF regalia as its in line with his future dream . We shall report here at uitsig high school every day until racism come to an end @TshwaneEff pic.twitter.com/wWwBymy23s
— Obakeng Ramabodu (@RamaboduObakeng) June 7, 2021
Steve Mabona is a spokesperson for the Gauteng Education Department. He claims there was no political motivation behind the ejection, and instead pointed to his disciplinary record. According to Hoërskool Uitsig’s own Code of Conduct, the facility was ‘within its rights’ to escort the student away – and Mabona chipped in with the following points: