It is believed he was beaten with a mini cricket bat for peeping through the girls’ toilet window.
His father picked up his son and eight-year-old daughter at 4.30pm, and on their way home the children told him about what happened.
The boy said it allegedly happened at around 2pm, and added the site of the beating is very sore.
While driving, the boys’ father asked the boy to show him the marks on his back.
The father was shocked to see that the marks were still clearly visible nearly three hours after the incident.
He immediately turned the car around and went back to the nursery school to discuss the matter.
The father alleges the teacher involved told him the boy and his friend were punished as they were peeping through the girls’ toilet window.
It is believed the seven-year-old boys’ friend was also punished, but on his bum and not on his back.
When the father asked the teacher why his son was hit with a cricket bat, she allegedly said because the father gave the nursery staff permission to punish his son if and when he is naughty.
The father wanted to know from the teacher is she thinks punishing his son with a cricket bat over his back is reasonable punishment.
He said he did give them permission to punish his children, but definitely not with a cricket bat.
The father opened a case of assault at the Springs Police Station.
The Springs police spokesman was unavailable at the time of publishing.
The father told the Addie he will take his son to be examined by a doctor tomorrow (August 16).
He said both his children have been part of the nursery school and after school care centre since they were small.
He added this incident should be used as an example for other parents to come forward if anything similar happens to their children.
Avsolutely barbaric. Corporal punishment is against the law. They should be severely punished.
Hoekom word hy so geslaan,sal net graag wil weet watter naskool juffrou dit gedoen het
Look i agree that on the back is harsh. I was hit several times in primary school with a small batt and if i ever see that teacher again. I will thank them for doing that. As at the age of 32 i have never been in jail, rehab. Just one question why would the teacher hit one student on the back and the other on the bum? It sound like we are reading only the fathers side of this
This is totally unacceptable. I too agree that kids should still be punished and if it’s going to be a smack – let it be on the hands with a ruler not a damn cricket bat!
I urge the parents of this little boy to name and shame this teacher and nursery school.
Dit is hoekom my kindders uit die Naskool gehaal is want die jufr. Het hulle met kopspelde gesteek s hulle ongehoorsaam is. En dis onanvaarbaar . Kindders veral die seuntjie mag nie met n krieketbat geslaan word nie. Wat gaan aan met die mense !!!!
As ek die ouer van daai kind was, sou ek haar persoonlik aangerand het, wie gee ha die reg om n kind so te slaan,al het die ouers toestemming gegee vir straf, sy moes die kind in die eerste plek na di hoof toe gevat het,en aangesien dit so n verskrikle oortreding was, hoekom ni die ouers laat inkom skooltoe nie. Ek sou ook nie die saak daar los nie, en sal aandring dat sy geskors word. En as Mnr Carl, mooi gelees het, sou hy geien het dat die kinders by die skool ook die vader daarvan vertel het!!! en as die ander kinders ook so geslaan was, glo ek sou daai ouers ook so opgetree het, so dis nie net di vader se kant van die storie nie, en n goeie pak op sy tyd het my ook goed gedoen, maar om met n ” crieket bad ” oor n kind se klein liggaam te slaan, todat dit so lyk, is totale kinder mishandeling.
Charl, I totally agree with a good hiding on the bum, to open the ears and steer a child in the right direction. But this is a grade one child that’s been assaulted with force over his back and not his bum. What if this was your child? Would you just turn your lame back on this kind of assault? I was also punnished at school and it did me well, but there’s a difference between a hiding on the bum and assault. May I inform you that I also was never in jail or needed rehab. Assault in this manner does not guarantee you will stay out of jail in adulthood! What if this was your child?
Dit is pateties man. Dit gee ha nie die reg om dit an n kind te doen sy. Sy moet my daai krieket bat gee dan wys ek ha hoe rand ek ha an.
Daai arme kind wat konsuis so hard geslaan is, se ouers moet dalk die kind maniere leer.
Die kind was verkeerd en het sekerlik sy les geleer. Die onderwyseres het egter mag en krag gebruik en nie gesag nie. Dieselfde oortreding verg ook dieselfde optrede. Die kind is duidelik verskeie kere oor die rug geslaan, die bewyse is daar. Dit is aanranding en n erge vorm van kindermishandeling. Dit kan nie daar gelaat word nie. As ons as ouers nie opstaan teen sulke mishandleing nie sal dit n boodskap stuur aan die kind dat almal maar met hom kan maak wat hulle wil, terwyl hulle regte het. Alle kinders het die reg op respek, spesiale sorg en beskerming namate hulle ontwikkel en groei. Kinders gaan foute maak, dit is ons taak as volwassenes om n voorbeeld te stel van hoe die situasie hanteer moet word. Erge lyfstraf skep n kultuur van geweld. Onderwysers word opgelei hoe om dissipline in skole te handhaaf. Wanneer jy jou kind in iemand se sorg plaas vertrou jy die person om die kind in jou afwesigheid te beskerm. As onderwysers of kinderoppassers nie volwasse genoeg is om met kinders professioneel te werk te gaan nie moet hulle eerder hulle op n ander beroep toespits. Onderwys is n roeping en nie net n beroep wat deur enige een gevolg moet word nie. Dit verg n vlak van absolute volwassenheid, verdraagsaamheid, self beheersing, absolute wysheid en baie leiding en genade van BO. Dankie aan die onderwysers daar buite wat wel volwasse genoeg is om professioneel op te tree, ons waardeer julle. Ons as ouers besef ons het ook n rol te speel en dat dit nie julle rol is om ons kinders op te voed nie. Ons moet ook ons kinders leer om hulle onderwysers te respekteer maar respek word verdien en nie afgedwing nie. Hierdie onderwyseres verdien nie my respek nie en kan bly wees dit is nie my kind nie. My kinders was ook in n kleuterskool maar was na my wete nooit so behandel nie. In hulle dae was die ergste straf om in die hoekie te gaan staan, beslis nie mishandeling nie.
As ‘n ma van 3 dogters, kan ek die pa verseker; as jou oorlamse seuntjie loer, klap ek sy orige kop morsaf! En almal wat wil voorgee hy is nog te klein om te weet van beter, skrik wakker! Hy weet lankal meer as wat meeste van ons op Hoërskool geweet het. Verder dink ek daar is meer aan die storie as wat die pa laat blyk.
Duidelik het julle geen idee wat deur hierdie ‘onskuldige’ bloedjies bespreek word nie. Gaan sit bietjie by die skoolhek en luister wat uit daai 6-en-7jarige monde kom. Julle sal verstik van skok! Die p-woord vlieg gereeld by my kinders skool rond, by die KLEINTJIES; gr 1 en 2. Hulle vloek erger as ‘n klomp mans by ‘n rugbywedstyd. So moet vir geen oomblik dink hulle is dom en weet niks. Hulle word dan groot met fone, laptops en DSTV.
Aan die pa, ek sou daai onderwyser net so hard aangerand het op hom/haar rug. Almal se kinders is stout en maak foute ja, maar is dit regtig nodig om hom so te slaan? Sal baie graag wil weet by watter skool het dit gebeur?? Sterke ek sou ook dieselfde gedoen het wat jy gedoen het.
Aan die pa, ek sou daai onderwyser net so hard aangerand het op hom/haar rug. Almal se kinders is stout en maak foute ja, maar is dit regtig nodig om hom so te slaan? Sal baie graag wil weet by watter skool het dit gebeur?? Sterke ek sou ook dieselfde gedoen het wat jy gedoen het.