Mother takes school to Equality Court and CCMA after child's suicide attempt

A REELING mother believes that the alleged interrogation of her child by staff at a southern suburbs primary school may have contributed to her 13-year-old daughter attempting suicide.

- NICOLA DANIELS

The child's mother, who is also a former teacher at the school, was fired over the incident and is now fighting back, turning to the Equality Court and the CCMA. Meanwhile, the child has been moved to a different school.

The issue stems from allegations that the daughter had shared confidential information that her mother had been privy to. It's unclear what this information relates to.

"My daughter attempted to take her own life a day after being questioned alone by the Deputy Principal without my knowledge or consent. Prior to this, there had been a serious breach of confidentiality and a failure by school management to act in her best interest."

She said after the incident in March, her daughter was at home a few weeks, diagnosed with PTSD "still without access to the promised psychological support".