'Poisonous presence' - ConCourt hears about parents' behaviour at Joburg school | J_chabalala
A father, whose two boys were expelled after he allegedly intimidated an official at the Pridwin Preparatory School in Melrose, Johannesburg, had created a"toxic" atmosphere at the school, the Constitutional Court heard on Thursday.
The parents approached the High Court, asking for a review of the principal's decision to cancel the Parent Contract, and for the decision to be set aside.High court decision Franklin told the judges that the school had given the parents a notice until the end of 2016, allowing them time to find a new school for their boys. But no attempts had been made by the parents to enroll them elsewhere, he said.
Arguing on behalf of the parents, advocate Gilbert Marcus SC said the children had not been afforded an opportunity of a hearing before they were expelled. "No hearing of any nature whatsoever was afforded to the children's mother and, finally, the children themselves were never canvassed, either directly, or through their parents…"
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