A father has been legally barred from a primary school in Strand after the Western Cape High Court found him guilty of intimidation and bullying towards staff, raising serious concerns for the safety and wellbeing of school staff.
The “overbearing” father of a five-year-old pupil who attends Hendrik Louw Primary School in Strand, Cape Town, has been interdicted from entering or coming closer than 100 metres of the school.
Due to bullying and intimidation, the father - who cannot be named to protect the identity of his child - has also been court-ordered to refrain from threatening, harassing, or communicating in any manner, format, or platform with school staff.
This comes after the father, who described himself to the court as an “overbearing person”, adopted a regrettable stance on numerous occasions in his interactions with the school staff.
The conduct allegedly began at the end of January this year, when the burly father embarked on a campaign of belittling and intimidating the school principal, threatening the principal with violence, threatening the principal with the closure of the school, and threatening and intimidating the school, the school governing body, and aftercare staff.
