Curro Apologises for Racial Faux Pas After Depicting Black Learner As Cashier
- The Curro Schools group has apologised for sharing images depicting racial stereotypes on its social media platforms
- An image of a black learner posing as a cashier while a white pupil was dressed as a veterinarian fuelled an outcry on social media
- The schools group was previously in hot water after a video showed learners descending from a bus and being split into black and white queues
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Curro Holdings has vowed to probe how a career day poster portraying racial stereotypes landed on its social media pages.
Racial stereotype photos land Curro in hot water
The private schools group was thrust into the spotlight after images showed a black learner posing as a cashier. Her white counterpart was dressed as a veterinarian, which sparked the outrage.
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Curro apologised for the picture and took it down from its various platforms.
According to TimesLIVE, the school admitted that the images were inappropriate.
This is not the first incident where Curro was mixed up in racial allegations. According to Kaya FM, a 2015 video of Grade 1s getting off a bus and being split up by race caught the attention of the then-Education MEC, Panyaza Lesufi.
South Africans share concerns on racial incidents at Curro
Social media users shared their concerns as this is not the first racial incident at a Curro school, while others asked if the children chose the professions themselves.
Ram-k feels the situation is a non-issue:
“How can a cashier be a career option for someone who studied at Curro?”
Felicia drew attention to the state of the South African job market:
“Curro is teaching reality. Making the kids aware of the struggle of the black child. We can't sugarcoat reality. Yes, this girl won't be a cashier, but this is reality for the majority of black girls.”
Sibusiso Gigaba has a question:
“Do you really think it was her who chose the role of a cashier and organised a cash register?”
Som-Som thinks people shouldn't be getting so worked up:
“I would like to believe that child chose the cashier career option. My son is 7 yrs and that guy is set on becoming a policeman no matter how much I suggest different careers. It is possible that she made that choice.”
Matla says the blames lies elsewhere:
"…it’s not Curro’s fault”
Man blames apartheid for pricey private school fees
Briefly News previously reported on a young man who ignited an online discussion on Curro schools’ fees.
The X user claimed that apartheid played a role in the relatively high rates attached to private education. The user also attached the schools’ tuition breakdown for 2023.
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