Alleged lashing lands teacher in hot water

A parent of an 11-year-old boy at a primary school in Walvis Bay is up in arms after a teacher allegedly assaulted his son, who is a learner in grade 6. The identities of the involved parties are known to Erongo 24/7. The parent opened a case of assault after a teacher allegedly hit his boy with a reed over the bum and leg on Friday morning at around 8:00. “The children were supposed to stand in a queue. The teacher took a reed and apparently started hitting a boy who was not in the queue. He then also assaulted my boy who was in the queue.” According to the fuming parent, his son told his class teacher that he was beaten by another teacher. “The teacher told my boy that he would look into the issue and nothing happened. My boy was unable to sit at his table due to the beating he received. When he came home and I told him to take off his school uniform, he informed me that he was beaten with a reed by a teacher.” The parent then approached the school. “The principal and members of the school board told me to stay calm. They advised me not to open a case, saying they would deal with the issue internally. I was not happy with this suggestion because I have never hit my child.”The parent then proceeded to the police station and opened a case on Friday. “They told me that it was a ‘minor’ assault case and issued me with a form to be filled in by a doctor. I am of the opinion that it was an assault on a minor and should be treated as such. My son and I completed our testimonies and I requested copies of all the documents. They told me I should return on Monday and pay N$60 for it.” According to the parent, the police called in the accused and had a discussion in a room at the police station. “I heard through the grapevine that he admitted guilt and was issued a fine of N$1 000, which he paid. I returned to the charge office on Monday to pay and collect copies of the documents and was told by the investigating officer that my lawyer has to request it from him.” The parent is adamant that the teacher who assaulted his child should resign or be fired. “I am standing up for my child and the many others that suffer in silence.” The Supreme Court ruled in 1991 that corporal punishment in government schools is a violation of a child&#039;s constitutional right to human dignity. The unhappy parent quoted the Education Act 16 of 2001, section 56(1), which states the following: “A teacher or any other person employed at a state school or hostel or private school or hostel commits misconduct, if such teacher or person, in the performance of his or her official duties imposes or administers corporal punishment upon a learner, or causes corporal punishment to be imposed or administered upon a learner.”The principal confirmed that the accused teacher paid a fine of N$1 000 and said the school launched an internal investigation into the incident. “We will follow the relevant disciplinary steps that need to be followed in such a case.”

Alleged lashing lands teacher in hot water

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