Durban school principal suspended amid claims of bullying, sexual abuse DailyNewsSA
Durban - The Education Department has suspended the principal of a Durban primary school, pending an investigation following allegations of sexual, physical and verbal abuse of teachers, four years after the teachers complained about the man. On Tuesday, Education MEC Mthandeni Dlungwana visited the school and refused to conduct any meetings while the principal was on the school premises.
“The first step is that we have suspended the principal. We will do an investigation, but we have suspended him because the matter is very serious. We have spoken to the teachers, and it was revealed that some of them have protection orders against him,” Dlungwana said.The department would appoint an acting principal to ensure that the school is not disturbed.
He said the MEC indicated that he was disappointed that a principal had such allegations levelled against him.Themba Ndhlovu said the council received a report on the allegations against the principal on Monday and began the investigation immediately. “We have referred the case to our legal department. We will be sending our officials to the school as soon as possible to begin with the investigation. We encourage teachers to come forward and report cases immediately. We believe that teachers must work in a conducive environment and work without fear. Even school managers have rules to abide by,” said Ndhlovu.
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