Child Sodomised At Pietermaritzburg School - Headmaster does nothing - AGAIN!!!

Pupil Sodomised Northern Park Primary School, PMB - Headmaster does nothing - YET AGAIN!
Child sodomised by classmate - NATAL WITNESS REPORTER05 Dec 2007
MTHOBISI MAKHATHINI
A six-year-old Pietermaritzburg pupil is afraid to go back to school next year after he was allegedly sodomised at school, had a pair of scissors held to his neck and was pushed down the stairs by schoolmates, resulting in an injury to his head. The six-year-old boy, who attends Northern Park Primary, was sodomised by his classmate in the school toilets early one morning in July. His mother alleged that the school principal made no effort to sort the matter out. “The principal only said he was sorry that this had happened to my child. He failed to contact the aggressor’s parents,” she said. She said because her son felt intimidated by the boy’s presence in class, she asked the principal to move the offender to another classroom. She said the principal said this could not be done because the culprit would victimise other children. “So it’s alright if he victimises mine. My child had to take ARVs for a month and had to go for an HIV/Aids test after three months. All these things traumatised him because he kept asking why the doctors are drawing blood from him,” she said.In November, the boy was threatened with a pair of scissors by a schoolmate, who held the scissors to his neck. The teacher in charge of aftercare intervened immediately and brought the two boys to the office. The six-year-old’s mother said she was not contacted by the school regarding the incident. “I heard from my son in the afternoon that he was almost stabbed with scissors at school. I inquired at the school about the incident and they wrote a letter of apology. I have to be worried because nowadays children die at schools because of stabbing,” she said.On a third occasion, the boy was allegedly pushed down the stairs by another pupil and injured his head.His mother appealed to the KZN Education Department to find him a new school.KZN Education spokeswoman Christi Naudé said officials have been sent to the school to investigate the allegations. “The incidents raised by The Witness were broadly confirmed, but differ in respect of the manner in which these were managed. The principal advises that the learner in question is a lively child who presents a number of challenges in terms of behaviour,” she said. Naudé said the department’s psychological services have been working with both children and guiding the school in handling the matter. The Child Protection Unit have also been consulted. She said the department will assist in finding a new school for the boy. mthobisi@witness.co.za


MY COMMENT:::


Yes, I have on many previous occasions been in touch with Northern Park Primary School, Kevin Marais (the headmaster) and various so-called "educators" - none of which I believe should be left in charge of little children, and I was quite open and honest in informing them face-to-face and in writing of my fears and feelings about their incompetence. I removed my child from this very school some years back after yet another little girl was raped - this time by an employee of the school. I reported the abuse and victimisation of my child (by her own teacher) to the headmaster, the Education Department and even Child Welfare. Nothing was ever done. Forget the fact that my child spent 3 weeks in hospital with prenumonia on the most aggressive drugs available in the country - as a direct result of her teacher's abuse!

The perpetrator of the rape of this little grade 3 girl in the toilets of the school was publicly given a vote of confidence by Kevin Marais in a school meeting - because although said perpetrator had been charged, he had not been convicted. What?????????????????????

Do people still question the motives of concerned parents who opt to homeschool their children? Would you want your child to be in the "custody" of incompetents like this?

In days gone by Northern Park Primary School was a well-to-do school in the northern suburbs of Pietermaritzburg.

Bill Lombard was a great headmaster and loved by parents, teachers and pupils. Kevin Marais has done nothing to instil confidence in the parents of his abilities to run the school, sort out the wheat from the chaff and take control of what is rapidly turning into a war zone... Standard 3 boys with knives slashing teacher tyres at lunch time.

Shame on you Kevin Marais for turning a blind eye yet again!
Shame on the Education Department for doing nothing.
Shame on Ina Cronje for having the gall to criticise Homeschooling parents - when this is the alternative...

And believe me, we pay dearly for it, not only financially but at the cost of our children. To all the "older" educators out there, move with the times, don't worry only that you'll get your pensions out. Concern yourself with the education and safety of our children. They are entrusted to your care. We were forced previously to entrust them to your care...

Thank God for the Constitution!

ST Aidens Newsletter 09/11/2007

Tuesday already, hope you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed family time on Sunday, being Grandparents' Day. We got very busy and created a digital scrapbook for my mum who celebrates her birthday today. It came out beautifully, although we should perhaps have stuck to printing on white cardstock to keep the original look and feel. It really is a fun family activity and I am gradually adding scrapbooking sheets and notepaper to each and every activity page that we have.

In keeping with our Countries of Africa series, a few more study units have been added and these can be accessed at http://www.staidenshomeschool.com/africa/countries/Africa-Countries.html. In addition to the study units, there are individual activities, crosswords, printable and interactive online puzzles that can be done. I love our interactive Maps of Africa, and find it is a great way to learn what country belongs where. I must confess to be improving in my location of the various countries as I study more about each one... I was sad before now :) http://www.staidenshomeschool.com/africa/interactivemapofafrica.html

For younger students there is a fun Flash Challenge at http://www.staidenshomeschool.com/africa/africageographyquiz.html and if you would like your own African Geography Challenge software, you can download it at http://www.staidenshomeschool.com/africa/africancrafts/AfricanArtsnCrafts.html

While working on South African pages I stumbled upon some really good videos of Zulu dancing in Northern KZN and Zululand, a must-see for anyone who has never experienced it. http://www.staidenshomeschool.com/south_africa/zululand.html

So too did I add a beautiful rendition of the SA National Anthem sung by PJ Powers and Miriam Stickley, including Xhosa. A little bit of nostalgia :) http://www.staidenshomeschool.com/south_africa/southafrica.html

A number of additions again to copywork units on nursery rhymes. I find this is a fun way to read and practice writing short passages, very necessary when one's daughter has the attention span of a sparrow... :) I have also included sheet music and midi files for many of the nursery rhymes. http://www.staidenshomeschool.com/nursery_rhymes_poems/NURSERY-RHYMES_With_activities.html

A few new Alphabet Tracing notebooks have been uploaded to http://www.staidenshomeschool.com/alphabet/ALPHABET2.html, one with pictures and the other with a pretty pencil theme. These files are in PDF format.

I hope to have themed notebooking pages or mini-notebooks up in the next few days, I will keep you posted on that. They have been created, it's just a matter of publishing them.

That's it for today. I'm sure you'll find good use for the links I have provided. As always if there is anything you would like to see that I am not showing quick enough, please drop me a line and I will do my best to get it uploaded for you. For smaller uploaded files, links, resources and local events please join the mailing list at http://goups.yahoo.com/group/staidenshomeschooling

Have a fantastic fun and safe week.

Blessings

Donnette