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The Western Cape education department forked out more than R600 000 for a principal s disciplinary hearing.
The principal refused to reopen the school at the height of the Covid-19 infection peak last year.
The SGB believes the department has gone overboard.
The Western Cape education department (WCED) has come under fire for its legal bills after instituting disciplinary proceedings against Heathfield High School principal, Wesley Neumann.
Education MEC Debbie Schafer said in a written parliamentary question that the department had forked out more than R600 000 for Neumann s disciplinary hearing. That includes a legal representation cost of R581 026.00 and the presiding officer of R82 300.00.
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Heathfield High community demands charges against principal be dropped
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Cape Town - Activists, parents and learners have once again come out to voice their support for Heathfield High School principal Wesley Neumann, who faces dismissal for defying an edict from the Western Cape Education Department (WCED).
The disciplinary charges against Neumann stem from his opposition to his school being reopened during the last yearâs first Covid-19 lockdown.
On Tuesday, his supporters protested outside the WCEDâs offices, demanding its new head of department (HOD), Brent Walters, drop all charges.
Neumann is facing six charges following his refusal to reopen the school amid the Covid-19 infection peak last year.