TEACHER 'SEXTS' PRIMARY-SCHOOL GIRL
Kwaad Durban parents demand onnie be fired and arrested
KWAAD: Parents and community members staged a protest outside Pitlochry Primary School in Westville after allegations of child grooming by a teacher emerged recently.
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A DURBAN primary school teacher has been suspended and is facing charges of child grooming after he allegedly sent explicit messages to a 12-year-old pupil on TikTok.
In the message, he allegedly asked her: “Do you use one finger or two?”, followed by: “I asked which finger you use on yourself…”.
In her alleged response, the pupil said: “You’re so dirty minded. I don’t use any finger.”
The teacher allegedly went on to say that she should not tell anyone about the messages.
"Listen, please promise me you won’t tell anybody, and I mean NOBODY that you chat to me,” the message read.
Muzi Mahlambi, spokesperson for the KZN Department of Education, confirmed that the accused teacher was previously involved in a similar incident at another school and had been suspended.
Mahlambi said the current matter had been reported to the principal on 5 April.
Last week, parents and concerned community members gathered outside Pitlochry Primary School in Westville, demanding answers - including why the teacher had not been arrested to date.
Colonel Robert Netshiunda, a provincial police spokesperson, confirmed Sydenham SAPS was investigating a case of child grooming, following reports that a man had allegedly sent explicit messages to a 12-year-old girl.
Kwaad parents told IOL said they were “horrified” after hearing about the alleged incident on the television news last Monday.
Veran Jankee, who has two children at the school - in grades 5 and 7 - says: “As a parent, all we want is for our children to be safe, especially when they are at school.
“We don’t need such ‘predators’ using the opportunity of school to approach our children. Thankfully, the parent of the alleged victim noticed a change in her behaviour and started digging further. She notified the school. If she was not vigilant, who knows how long or far this would have gone.”
Dinesh Ramsunder, whose child is in Grade 5 said: “To have an alleged sexual perpetrator in the same school as your child is of great concern. The investigation should not be dragged out.”