A former Brackenfell High pupil who accused the school of racism has opened a case of intimidation after allegedly receiving death threats.
Colonel Andre Traut said on Friday an intimidation case was registered at Rondebosch SAPS by a 22-year-old male on Wednesday and is being investigated.
Siya Ntuntwana, who matriculated from Brackenfell High in 2016, has been vocal about the school on social media in the wake of the “whites-only” matric ball scandal.
In an interview with EWN two days after violent protest outside the school, Siya, wearing his Old Boys’ uniform near the gates of the school, said: “Students that do drugs, they would get punished, they would have to go on rehab programmes. And then only once they are done with the rehab programmes are they allowed to return to school.
‘’But with racism you get two-hour detention or you get 16 hours detention and after that you are allowed to come back into school.
“In my five years at the school, I’ve never ever heard the school speak about racism...”
Siya, who played first-team rugby and cricket and was on the representative council, told News24: “My sister was in the school 10 years ago and she experienced racism. The student that called her a K-word got two days of suspension.
“After that he came back to school, taunting her.
“Even though I was heavily involved in the school, it didn’t exclude me from experiencing racism.
“There would be times during class discussions that teachers would say things like ‘South Africa was in a better position in apartheid than it is now’.”
In Grade 11, Siya, who was until then referred to by his second name Keith, asked the school to refer to him by his first name, Siyabulela.
“My maths teacher told me she would refuse to mark my test because I wrote my name as Siyabulela Keith Ntuntwana and not Keith Ntuntwana.”
He had to prove his real name to the school’s administration by producing his ID.
An Instagram page carrying more than 100 posts dedicated to sharing the experiences of former pupils has also provided a shocking glimpse into the racism experienced by many current and former pupils at the school.
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