Slapped Sans Souci pupil says she doesn't want to go back to 'toxic' school | TammyPetersen87
"It’s toxic. It’s not a safe space for anyone to be, because if you don’t bow down to what they have to say - whether it’s right or wrong - you are then [considered] disrespectful. You are victimised, bullied and treated badly."
"It’s not nice for any parent to see your child going through all this. I’m trying to protect her from everything," she said.She said she believed she had done the right thing by laying a criminal charge against the teacher, after viewing the video which had gone viral on social media."When we were at school [there was corporal punishment]... You stand, there’s a cane, you get a hiding. You hold on to an iron bar [to cool down your hand] and that is it.
After the alleged assault, the girl claimed that school staff were more concerned with the crying teacher, and didn’t show sympathy towards her.Her mother said she was told that her daughter had been in a fight. "School is supposed to be a safe place for kids to go. It’s where you spend most of your time. Your teacher is like your mother. I was very hurt by what happened. I still am."The Western Cape Education Department however said it had not received any allegations or complaints of victimisation, bullying or ill-treatment of pupils at Sans Souci in the past year.
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