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‘Principal is a bully’ Goodwood College PHOTO: ASTRID FEBRUARIE
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oncerned parents, teachers, former school governing body members, as well as community leaders have come together to raise their concerns as they claim they are being “bullied” by the principal of Goodwood College. Bishop Henry Mitchell, founder and chairperson of The Olive Branch Foundation and ETHCO (community organisation), under which the concerned parties have come together, says they started the movement after several teachers and parents confided in them about their experiences with the principal.
“My wife and I took it upon ourselves to help them and stand up for them. We ourselves have not been bullied by the principal, but want to help those who say they have been,” he says. One parent and former school governing body member, who spoke to TygerBurger on condition of anonymity, says her daughter was bullied at school by other pupils and felt that the matter was dealt with unfairly. “My daughter was a good learner and never caused any trouble. She was being bullied and when I spoke to the principal about it, it seemed she had no interest in protecting or helping my daughter. I also felt that she belittled me in front of the
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parents of the other learners who were bullying my daughter,” she says. She feels extremely disappointed in the way the matter was handled. “I do not think she has the community’s and the children’s interests at heart,” she claims. According to Mitchell, several teachers appointed by the governing body have not been paid and have since left the school. “They told me that they were not paid because the principal first needed to check their work. “One teacher told me he is struggling to put food on the table because he has not been paid,” he says. However, spokesperson for the provin-
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cial education department, Paddy Attwell, says the district cannot at this stage confirm the claims of teachers not being paid and leaving the school. Mitchell says that after hearing all the concerns he lodged a complaint with the provincial education department, but according to the college’s lawyers no complaint was laid. He claims, however, that the principal read the complaints and allegations to the staff on Friday 29 September. Mitchell says that before the school holidays started, he and his wife had personally gone to see the district manager, but he was not in his office. V To Page 2
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