A primary school teacher in a school in eShowe, northern KwaZulu-Natal, is considering leaving the teaching profession after disturbing occurrences of human excrement in her classroom every Monday.
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A primary school teacher in KwaZulu-Natal says she is considering walking away from the profession after enduring a humiliating and disturbing ordeal: discovering fresh human excrement dumped on her classroom floor every Monday morning.
The Grade R teacher, from uMlalazi Primary School, in eShowe, northern KwaZulu-Natal whose identity has been withheld to protect her privacy, admitted she is entirely out of ideas on how to resolve the disturbing issue.
According to the teacher, the incidents began at the start of this year. While she suspects foul play, she remains baffled as to why she is being targeted, having worked at the school since 2010 without prior incident. She believes individuals may be conspiring to drive her out of her job, a situation that has left her severely stressed.
"When this first started happening, I used to ask the school cleaners to clean my classroom," she said.
"They have done this so many times now that they are tired of repeating the same foul task. And honestly, who would want to clean up (human waste) on a regular basis?"
A KwaZulu-Natal Grade R teacher is on considering resigning after months of arriving on Monday mornings to find human excrement dumped inside her classroom. Despite a fence and security guards, school management has reportedly met the targeted, stomach-turning harassment campaign with indifference.
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The teacher noted that she does not suspect any specific colleague, as she maintains good working relationships with all staff members.
"I would have a suspect if I had quarrelled with someone at the school, but I haven't. I really don't know what to do."
This past Monday, fresh excrement was discovered in her classroom yet again. This time, it appeared to have been sprayed with an unknown substance.
"You can see that this person wants something from me," she explained, adding that she now fears for her personal safety. Out of options and refusing to enter the classroom, she conducted her lessons in the school hall instead.
The teacher confessed that the thought of quitting her job is constantly on her mind, though she is held back by the terrifying prospect of being unemployed.
What puzzles her most is that the school premises are fully fenced and monitored by security guards. Consequently, she believes the culprit must be someone with internal access to the grounds.
She also expressed deep disappointment with the school's leadership, accusing the principal of total indifference.
"By now, a parents' meeting should have been called to address this crisis, but nothing has been done," she stated.
Spokesperson for the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education, Muzi Mahlambi, was contacted for comment but had not responded by the time of publication.
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