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By IOL Reporter 
1 hour ago
Johannesburg – The Human Rights Commission condemned the violent events outside Brackenfell High School and asked police to arrest a man who was seen on video hitting an EFF woman with a baseball bat.
In the video, a man dressed in black, who was one of the parents defending the school from EFF protesters, is seen pushing and hitting the woman with a baseball bat.
The incident was caught on video by journalists on Monday.
FOOT OF A WHITE MAN LITERALLY PUSHING AND HITTING A BLACK WOMAN WITH A BAT ON THE BACK! RETWEET !!! RETWEET !!! RETWEET !! pic.twitter.com/mTVOZeoVx3
– $ (@shezira_) November 9, 2020
A group of EFF supporters were assaulted by a group of parents who wanted to protect the school. The EFF was there to protest, they say, against racism, after a white-only party was held, in which two teachers and 42 students reportedly participated.
The EFF also called for the dismissal of teachers.
Gushwell Brooks, a spokesman for the South African Human Rights Commission, said they condemned the violence that broke out outside Brackenfell High School.
“These unfortunate events follow reports that two teachers from the school attended a private tuition function, which only included white students and their parents.
“The Commission is deeply disappointed by the violence, as well as by the complaints that preceded it.
“The SAHRC is surprised to learn that a racially segregated private event was held around this time for school enrollment students. More disappointing is the fact that this event was attended by his parents and two teachers from the school.
“The alleged holding of a ‘whites only’ event, if true, is also strongly condemned. No one should be allowed to return racial segregation to this country.
“The deep racial divisions of apartheid and South Africa’s colonial past cannot be cured as long as children socialize separately on the basis of race and therefore as a nation we can never forge a South Africa where everyone is equal, free and be treated with dignity, ”Brooks said.
He said it was regrettable that the violent scenes took place in front of the young people.
“The Commission has on numerous occasions asked the communities to exercise their right to protest within constitutional and legal limits, peacefully and without arms.
“The behavior seen on television of one of the men repeatedly hitting a black woman in an EFF uniform with a stick is more than shocking and we urge the police to track down the man and charge him, among others, with assault.
“The inciting incident, although it should never have occurred in the first place, should have been dealt with by the authorized authorities, including the national and provincial Basic Education departments.
“Students should not have been exposed to the violence and racial tensions that developed in front of their school,” Brooks said.
The Human Rights Commission said it was calling for swift action to investigate the conduct of the teachers who attended the event and said it would play an “appropriate role” in promoting, protecting and monitoring human rights.
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