North West school sends children home as 'segregation' uproar rages

Parents of pupils at Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke in the North West were on Thursday ordered to fetch their children from school.
A parent who spoke to TimesLIVE said they had received messages from the school stating that they are sending all the children home.
"They said this is because there are people from political parties protesting outside the school," said the parent, who was rushing there.
Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke was thrust into the spotlight on Wednesday as schools re-opened. This was after a picture surfaced of Grade R pupils seemingly seated in segregated race groups...

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