Top school probes 'offensive, hurtful racist comments' on social media: Westerford High School in Rondebosch, Cape Town, held a meeting with grade 8 pupils on Thursday to provide counselling to those affected or traumatised by the posts on Instagram.
“The school is investigating the source of the post. It does not come from an official school account. It is unclear if the account was hacked or if it did originate from a learner at the school.
The posts came from one source,” said Western Cape education department spokesperson Bronagh Hammond on Friday.The school posted a notice on Instagram earlier this week, saying the posts were “linked to a grade 8 class that contain extremely offensive, hurtful racist comments.
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