St Alban’s sexual claims investigated
The Gauteng Department of Education was concerned of claims of sexual assault by a teacher at St Alban's College.
The private school St Alban’s College should co-operate with police investigations after claims of inappropriate sexual conduct by a teacher, says the Gauteng education department.
According to reports, the teacher from the all-boys’ school resigned after two pupils came forward two weeks ago claiming he sexually abused them.
Education spokesperson Phumla Sekhonyane said the department was concerned about the reports and viewed the allegations in a serious light.
She said the department received a letter from the private school dated 23 November, stating that the teacher resigned the previous week.
“As soon as an incident of this nature is reported to the department, the matter is immediately investigated and where allegations are substantiated, disciplinary hearings are convened.”
Once a teacher was found guilty, the appropriate sanctions were handed down, she said.
“The MEC takes the issue of sexual harassment of our learners very seriously and will not tolerate our learners being violated in such a manner.”
The pupils were receiving counselling, Sekhonyane said.
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