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Staff embark on work-to-rule campaign at Westville school, SGB demands action

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August 28, 2025

WHILE some staff embarked on work-to-rule action at the Westville Senior Primary School, the school governing body (SGB) has demanded the immediate suspension of the principal.

- SIPHESIHLE BUTHELEZI

In a legal letter to the department, seen by The Mercury, the SGB said it was “patently clear” that the principal should have faced charges of serious misconduct, including the alleged victimisation and humiliation of staff, sexist remarks, and theft of school property.

The letter demanded the principal's immediate suspension and disciplinary charges.

“We have been instructed to demand from you, as we hereby do, that you suspend (the principal) with immediate effect and that you charge him with misconduct. If you fail to do so, our client will approach the High Court for an order to compel you to do so once it has approval from its parents to reallocate funds in its budget, following the budget meeting scheduled for 25 August 2025”

On Friday, the SGB informed parents that 51 of the school’s 61 staff members would join a “work-to-rule” campaign. The three-day action from Monday ended yesterday.

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