PARENTS of black pupils attending Ben Viljoen High School in Groblersdal have asked the Human Rights Commission to investigate racism in the school. The parents say in a memorandum that the principal and the school’s governing body are taking no steps to deal with racism. The school attracted international attention in 1997 when it tried to expel a black pupil who accidentally touched a white girl’s breast. Commissioner Charlotte Macclain confirmed on Friday that the HRC has received a memorandum outlining ongoing racist clashes at the school. The memorandum points out that no black teachers are employed at the school. The parents complain that white pupils constantly refer to their black counterparts as kaffirs and assault them in the corridors. They say black pupils are given no choice about what subjects they study, while the Afrikaans pupils are offered a choice. Cultural activities are the exclusive domain of Afrikaans-speaking pupils. The memo adds that the school refuses to accept the national flag and anthem, and assemblies and announcements are conducted in Afrikaans only.