TygerBurger Table View - 1 July 2020

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Former learners outside Table View High school, join hands to fight the alleged gender-based violence at the school during a protest held on Firday. PHOTO:

TABLE VIEW HIGH LEARNERS: ‘ATTITUDE OF DOMINANCE AND INTIMIDATION’

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urrent and former learners protested outside Table View High school on Friday, 26 June amid allegations of gender-based violence against some learners at the school. The protester, who called for justice for the alleged victims, also demanded the resignation of the school’s principal, who according to them has played an integral part in the attitude of dominance and intimidation. Former learner and organiser of the protest, Meaghan Essel, said more allegations against the school are being made by former

learners. “The stories which we have heard and shared on social media are disgusting and there are more and more coming through from the last 20 years.” Essel said two people have accused a member of the governing body of sexual assault, the incidents allegedly taking place in the ’90s. “We had anonymous stories coming through of learners who said they saw (him) touch girls and are uncomfortable with him. We believe that anyone with an accusation, whether you are found guilty or not, should not be allowed in a school area.” “Some learners have been sexually assaulted at their matric dance and when they

report this to the school, they say that counselling will be provided, but it never happens,” Essel said. The group said the school has failed its learners and they will not stop until reformation of the entire school. One of the former learners, Tiffani Shute, said the school does not respect them. “When I attended the school, the teachers never listened to our grievances, and it’s still happening. This is unacceptable, and we demand that proper action should be taken against everyone at the school. We do not believe that in 2020 we need educators who are not compassionate and not aware of sexual assault happening around them. We are taking

a stand and essentially asking for a reform of the entire school’s attitude, how they create a safe environment for its learners. We also want counselling for learners who have experienced trauma,” Shute said. Former and current learners handed over a memorandum of grievances stating that the protest was held due to issues that have been occurring for many years at the school. At the protest, police demanded the crowd leave, otherwise they had to resort to forcefully dispersing the protestors. However, no arrests were made, and the crowd left peacefully after handing over the memorandum. V To page 4.

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