Traffic cop father beats up teachers
A TOP traffic officer in Mpumalanga's Nkomazi municipality faces arrest after he allegedly assaulted two teachers who went to his home to inform him about his son's misdemeanours at school.
The teachers sustained head and body injuries when they were forced at gunpoint to lie down and were repeatedly kicked and clobbered with a knobkerrie.
Hlanganani Vukeya and Kenneth Mashaba, Grade 9 teachers at Hanyane Secondary School in Magudu village, thought going to see the father would be the right thing to do since they expected it to improve the son's behaviour at school.
Vukeya said: "When the child gave us problems we informed his father by phone and he insisted that we come and speak to him face to face.
"Mashaba and I were surprised when, while approaching the gate, (the suspect) drew his service pistol and ordered us to lie down.
"He said his child had reported how abusive we were to him and that he was going to teach us a lesson."
Vukeya said while they were lying down they were handcuffed and beaten until they were rescued by community members.
The teachers said the child, a Grade 9 pupil, never did his schoolwork.
"We gave the pupils homework last Friday and by Tuesday he had still not done it. When we asked him why he did not do the task, the child became aggressive and accused us of ill-treating him," Mashaba said.
Mashaba said the child then left the classroom and reported him to the principal.
"The principal dismissed him, saying he needed to exhaust internal processes first. This meant he first had to report his dissatisfaction to his class teacher and then to the head of department. If the HOD failed to resolve the issue, he could report it to the deputy principal and the principal if needs be."
Vukeya and Mashaba yesterday laid a charge at the local police station.
Nkomazi police spokesperson Mzwandile Nyambi has confirmed a case of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm had been opened against the traffic officer.
"The police net is about to close in on him," Nyambi said.
Sadtu national spokesperson Nomusa Cembi yesterday condemned the incident.
Bodigelo
Irresponsible father, what is he teaching his stupid son. People of today are amazing.Report Abuse
Bolander
Unbelievable - no wonder you have a problem child when the father is a problem - wonder where the mother is in all of this - should feel sorry for the child growing up with a father like this ...Report Abuse
LBS
Shocking behaviour!! The father is an ill disciplined thug!No wonder his son has no respect for authority, his father is bringing him up the wrong way!
Morning MnrRooibos ....
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Mellow
Unruly behaviour, am disgusted just when teachers tries to reason with the parents they get beaten up?! the kid is obviously a spoilt brat and the daddy stupid, the least he couldve done was listen to the teachers if they were abusing the child there was no way they wouldve contacted the dad to discuss his performance, its best if the father start home-schooling his diamond kid as he cant be reprimanded...kids of today are just so uncontrollable and manupilative its his future so let his father help him to fck it upTeachers you did good by trying to report him to the parent thinking he will be matured enough to think rationally but obviously he had his own motive for calling you over, MEC Greece no teacher must beat up a child and no teacher must be beaten up for not beating up a brat please address ASAP...wish you both a speedy recovery and i hope the father gets fired
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Mellow
@MnrRooibos Morning hhmmm are you like a Rooibos Tea with lemon or plain or with sugar? and yah you can say again WTF?!@LBS Morning sweetness long time no blog madam where have you been? the father is indeed an ill-mannered thug driven by power, nje cause he is a traffic cop he thinks it gives him right to pull a gun on people, hand-cuff them and beat them up well i hope its the end of his career if he cant control himself then he is def. a danger to all around him
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vat'nsit
you deserve it ,y did you go there from the first place the father parents need to go to schoolReport Abuse
Mpotjekegobotje
What an ireesponsible Father!"The teachers said the child, a Grade 9 pupil, never did his schoolwork"
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Grade 9,eish,by the way wat is Grade 9 again??I am used to Form 1,Forrm 2,..and you still dont do your school work?Mara where do this kids think they are going?If you dont watch out,Ul be stupid like your dad.
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