“The teacher requested an opportunity to apologise to the class. It was pointed out to her that this did not alter the investigation process in place. The teacher in question resigned from the school [on Monday] and she believes this resignation is in the best interests of the learners and the school.”
“Please be assured that an individual teacher’s racist comment and subsequent loss of control and bigoted view of the South African political landscape is not one shared by the school‚” she wrote.
The school nor the KZN Department of Education had responded to requests for comment at the time of publishing.
Westville Girls High governing body chair, Steven Tait confirmed the authenticity of the letter and said that a meeting with the provincial education department was to be held on Tuesday.