A primary school headmistress who was sacked and accused of assault after tapping her own toddler's hand while he played with a bottle of hand sanitiser has been awarded more than £100,000. Shelly-Ann Malabver-Goulbourne was trying to get her three-year-old to stop playing with the bottle in her office when she used two fingers to attract his attention, an employment tribunal heard.
Wow, usually, this wouldn't even be worth mentioning, let alone calling the police over. The police, Ambush? Yes indeed, Reader...
Despite the police ruling that her actions were 'reasonable chastisement' by a parent, Ms Malabver-Goulbourne, 46, was found guilty of gross misconduct and sacked.Yet an employment judge concluded there was no evidence that she had committed 'physical chastisement or an assault' and ruled her dismissal unfair.
So who instigated this, and has lost the school £10k as a result?
'It was around 6.20pm and [Ms Malabver-Goulbourne] was packing up her things to go home after having a meeting with Ms Bhagwandas, the designated lead for safeguarding,' the hearing was told.
Ah! Well, if you sack a teacher for tapping a child on the hand, what do you do to someone who lies about a colleague's actions and files a false report, I wonder?
5 comments:
"...and has lost the school £10k as a result?"
£100K, Shirley.
"...if you sack a teacher for tapping a child..."
Her own child!
Bhagwandas was probably doing exactly what she's paid to do. Make up stuff to justify having a position of designated lead for safguarding, filled by employing a vulnerable minority
Ah! Well, if you sack a teacher for tapping a child on the hand, what do you do to someone who lies about a colleague's actions and files a false report, I wonder?
The "Pantone" hierarchy makes it a non-issue. But at least everyone now knows to avoid any interactions with Ms. Bhagwandas
Do the pupils refer to Ms Bhagwandas as 'the old Bhag'?
"£100K, Shirley."
Whoops!
"...probably doing exactly what she's paid to do. Make up stuff to justify having a position of designated lead for safguarding, filled by employing a vulnerable minority"
I fear you're right. How frustrating to know you're only in a position as a token - no wonder you react by lashing out at everyone else...
"The "Pantone" hierarchy makes it a non-issue. "
Heh! Stealing that! 😉
"Do the pupils refer to Ms Bhagwandas as 'the old Bhag'?"
I expect a few colleagues too!
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