Frustrated parents demand action over Westville Senior Primary issues

A GROUP of parents whose children attend Westville Senior Primary School has accused the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education (DoE) of failing to deliver on its promises to investigate allegations of misconduct against the school’s principal.

- SIPHESIHLE BUTHELEZI

In a strongly worded statement, the parents said they were left “deeply disappointed and frustrated” by what they described as the department's “troubling lack of capacity and inability to conduct timely, thorough, and transparent investigations.”

The grievances against the principal are not new. In May, parents staged a protest outside the school, citing more than 50 unresolved complaints since 2023. Allegations ranged from financial mismanagement and procedural misconduct to the unilateral dropping of isiZulu as a first additional language.

The principal was suspended in August 2024 to allow investigations to take place but was later reinstated after a review.