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EWN reports that more than 1,000 parents at Hoërskool Waterkloof say they will not withdraw their support for the principal, Chris Denysschen, despite serious misconduct allegations against him, including claims of grooming.
The parents spoke out after a media briefing held at the offices of the legal team representing several complainants. They accused the Gauteng Education Department of sidelining their voices. Denysschen faces multiple accusations involving alleged inappropriate conduct with minors, as well as claims that he interfered with witnesses in an internal disciplinary process. Several Hoërskool Waterkloof parents, who said they represented a WhatsApp group of over 1,400 members, insisted that the claims against Denysschen did not reflect the man they knew. At the briefing, they defended the principal's leadership, praising the school's academic performance and noting its status as Gauteng's top public school for distinctions in last year's matric results. Denysschen was precautionarily transferred to the Tshwane South district office last Friday after the department said he had allegedly interfered with witnesses linked to his disciplinary case, which started last year
- Read the original of the short report in the above regard by Mongezi Koko at EWN
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