News24 reports that the principal of Hoërskool Waterkloof in Pretoria, Chris Denysschen, is expected to appear before a disciplinary hearing on Monday and Tuesday on six charges of misconduct.
According to Paul Sauer of the Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysunie (SAOU), the hearing will be conducted by the Gauteng education department, while Denysschen will receive “union defence”. Sauer declined to provide details of the charges, but added that none of them included financial misconduct. Netwerk24 reported on Saturday that the allegations against Denysschen included “inappropriate or indecent behaviour/ and remarks made towards certain pupils and staff”. Attorney Sean Hefferman, who lodged a complaint against Denysschen on behalf of a parent with the Gauteng education department in September last year, said that one of the charges involved touching a teacher inappropriately. The department placed Denysschen on a precautionary transfer to an education district office in Tshwane for 90 days after the allegations surfaced. The chairperson of the governing body, Louis Perold, informed parents in a letter on Friday that like any citizen of our country, “every person has the right to be tried through a fair process. The governing body and school management believe that the process will have a positive outcome.” He pointed out the process was completely independent of the school and would not affect the school culture or academic environment.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Prega Govender at News24 (subscription or trial registration required)
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