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13 October 2017 SADTU disgusted about reports of a sex predator at a Soweto school The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) has noted with utter disgust reports that a 57-year-old guard at a school in Soweto was arrested for allegedly sexually molesting 83 school girls. As a Union representing teachers and education worker, we find it unpalatable that those tasked with ensuring that the school environment is safe for teaching and learning can be the ones alleged to be doing the direct opposite. SADTU has always called on its members and teachers in general to desist from engaging in inappropriate sexual relations with our learners, let alone violating them in any form because they assume a parental role within the school environment. Furthermore, our code of conduct as an organisation makes it clear that anyone found guilty of such acts will have their membership automatically withdrawn from the Union. We are disappointed that these rape reports have emerge a few weeks after we had a successful march in Soweto against gender based violence in our communities and in our schools. We are disgusted that 83 school girls were exposed to what is clearly a prolific paedophile within the school environment, an environment that is supposed to be a safe sanctuary for the learners. We demand justice for the 83 school girls and many others across the country because a society that cannot protect its own children is bound to be doomed. Not only do we demand the immediate removal of this individual from the school but we want criminal charges to be laid and for him to spend the rest of his living days behind bars. We are calling on communities and parents to take charge of schools and to expose such individuals without any fear or favour. Let us take a stand and say no to any form of violence in our schools. Our future as a country depends on the decisions and actions we take today. Issued by SADTU Secretariat Contact: Mugwena Maluleke, General Secretary, 082 783 2968 Nomusa Cembi, Media Officer, 082 719 5157 ________________________________ [http://imageshack.com/a/img32/381/6b28.png] E-mail Disclaimer: The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be legal privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorised to received it. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in reliance of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. The views and opinions expressed in this e-mail are those of the sender unless clearly stated as those of South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). SADTU accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damages incurred or suffered arising from the use of this e-mail or its attachments. SADTU does not warrant the integrity of this e-mail nor that it is free of errors, viruses, interception or interference. -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/yclsa-eom-forum/533A2CE396AEAF46A12C809E9F98070501E530BF78%40sadtuex01.SADTU.org.za. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
