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News24 reports that in what could possibly be an unprecedented move in SA, three teachers along with a general worker from a primary school in Johannesburg are seeking a protection order against their principal whom they allege has been threatening them.
The four from Everest Primary School in Newclare are hoping that the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court will grant the order against their headmaster, Brian Berry, on 26 September. The four attended court on two previous occasions in connection with the matter. One of the teachers, Shahied Allie, alleged in his 11 July application for the protection order that he was "verbally ridiculed" by Berry and that this subsequently "escalated to threatening me with physical violence". Another teacher, Theodelcia Wessels, stated in her application that she was threatened by the principal in a meeting. "I have been harassed since he started as the principal because he does not want me to be part of his SMT [senior management team],” she alleged. General assistant Craig de Lange stated in his application that he sometimes felt like not going to work "because of all the threats". Approached for comment, Berry denied the allegations against him, describing them as "ridiculous and having no merit". He initially said that he had never threatened any of the four staff members but later indicated that he was not allowed to speak to the media and referred queries to the Gauteng Education Department's legal department. The department requested more time to provide comment.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Prega Govender at News24 (registration required)
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