Parents limber up for legal fight over principal’s return to Pietermaritzburg school

The headmaster says he’s been cleared of 10 of 11 charges and is awaiting confirmation of the lifting of his suspension from the KZN education department

24 July 2024 - 21:44 By TANIA BROUGHTON

The headmaster of Merchiston Preparatory school in Pietermaritzburg, who was suspended by the KwaZulu-Natal education department in September 2023 after complaints by parents and teachers about his alleged “bullying”, is set to return...

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