Protesters demand ousting of school heads at Pretoria Girls amid ...

Spokesperson Tshegofatso Mashabane said they want the principal and deputy principal to be removed from their posts.

“We are calling for the removal of the principal and the deputy. There is no one who is above the law. There is no one who after 30 years of democracy can still harbour apartheid systems,” she said.

“What are you teaching these children, that there is a difference between black and white children? We want them to be removed and we will achieve that.

“In this school, racism is being tolerated. Yesterday they had a disciplinary hearing. Children who were complaining about the racism told us they were subjected to lawyers saying they need to sign a non-disclosure agreement and that there is no racism.”

Last week the education department said the school governing body had called a hearing set down for Tuesday and Wednesday into the pupils' alleged conduct, and the district launched an investigation to probe the allegations, specially those made against school employees.