The Citizen reports that Gauteng education department spokesperson Steve Mabona on Monday confirmed the dismissal of Parktown Boys’ High School headmaster Malcolm Williams.  

He was initially dismissed on 18 October after he was found guilty of two counts of misconduct following the death of learner Enock Mpianzi.  The learner was unaccounted for after he drowned during an orientation camp at the Nyathi Bush and River Break in Brits this year.  Last month, parents saw red when Williams continued to report for duty after he appealed the ruling shortly after the dismissal announcement in October.  The school governing body’s spokesperson, Kim van As, advised that the school was notified on Monday that the Gauteng education department had upheld its decision to dismiss the headmaster.  The lawyer representing Mpianzi’s parents, Wikus Steyl, said Enock’s father believed it was all fair and well that Williams had been dismissed.  A former parent of the school, whose son had been one of the victims of abuse there in 2018, said Williams’ dismissal had been long overdue.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Marizka Coetzer on page 6 of The Citizen of 8 December 2020

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