Download PDFA Grade 6 male teacher from Floridalaan Primary School in Eldorado Park, southwest of Johannesburg, is facing serious allegations of misconduct. The allegations brought against the teacher include sexual harassment, mental and physical abuse of a female learner from the school. The educator is also accused of racially abusing the learner who had to be rushed to hospital.
The teacher was allegedly smacking the learners and spat on the learner’s face, it is further alleged that the teacher was also having disturbing conversations with children during class lessons. The teacher is accused of teaching learners explicit content and language and showing the learners how to have sex but also how women give birth, which parents disapprove of. The parents are not backing down they want the teacher to be suspended and finally removed from his teaching post.
It is alleged that the teacher has been harassing the female learner, other allegations include going to the learner’s house and demanding that the case against him must be withdrawn. The teacher was allegedly making negative comments about the girl’s body.
Since this incident surfaced, the community of Eldorado is frustrated, and they took action by preventing the teacher from entering the school premises. Nthabiseng Mabesa, a parent said, this is shocking, we want this teacher banned from teaching, they are a threat to the safety and well-being of our children.
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