eMbalenhle parent wants principal to return child’s books
She is worried her son will fail his grade because he has no books to study for the exams.
A parent of a Grade Nine learner at Ikusasalethu Secondary School in eMbalenhle is worried her son might fail this year’s end exams because the principal allegedly took away the boy’s books.
She said this happened in August. The parent (known to Ridge Times) said she went to the school in August and was shocked to see a teacher pull her son by his pants.
The teacher allegedly remained silent when the mother confronted him. Another teacher intervened.
“Within a minute the principal came and asked the teacher who manhandled my son what had happened. The teacher said my son was disturbing the class and he was vaping.
“My child’s punishment was to clean the school. I was fine with the fact that my son was being disciplined for what he had done wrong,” said the mother.
She said a week after the incident, her son came home without his school books, claiming the principal had taken the books.
“I went to the school several times to find out what was happening, but the principal was never available.
“I ended up asking to speak to the deputy principal, but I was told she didn’t want to be involved in the matter,” said the concerned parent. Her only hope was to turn to the newspaper for help.
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“How would the boy have been able to follow the lessons every day and keep up with the work if he does not have books?”
She is worried her son will fail his grade because he has no books to study for the exams.
“If my son did something wrong, why not tell me? The school has my contact number. All I am asking is for the books to be given back to my son to enable him to study,” said the mother.
Jasper Zwane, spokesman for the Department of Basic Education in Mpumalanga, said the department was unaware of the matter, but will ask for a detailed report from the school principal.
