durban high school and justin paul ***** my salary

(Without prejudice) 3 july 2017 ,delivered by hand to the office of the Headmaster of DHS. A letter to the Headmaster, CEO of DHSF and GB of DHS 2017. May I start by thanking those responsible for allowing me the use of the bakkie and trailer to remove what was left of my belongings in june 2017. This letter is an appeal for a resolution to a very unpleasant situation. I back myself and my principles did no wrong, and it’s the truth.... so I need not hide it or feel ashamed..... This drama in my life is absolutely ridiculous and I simply cannot afford to further pay legal fees and keep running in circles, or from pillar to post with pleas, between lawyers and departments and labour offices. I do not want to go through a legal battle, I don’t want the education department doing enquiries, I do not want SARS to dig into my or DHS affairs, I hold no animosity towards the School or its Learners or Staff....... I worked very hard for DHS, it was no easy task from 2012 to 2016 through financial constraints, unorganised departments, poor inter staff politics, limited resources, limited athletes, a new Headmatser transition...and and and.... I gave everything I could....got the old boys polo going, got a junior wpolo academy going, revived and re-established DHS waterpolo from unranked and disgraceful to top 5 nationally consistently over my tenure ,we even achieved a no3 and no2 ranking nationally.......the image and ethos and culture was rebuild..... It cost me everyday mon-Sun, weekends, holidays......planning, tours, trainings, clinics with the SA national team players, the u16 Tournament was created with great success, fundraising, transporting and feeding athletes on my own dollar,early mornings,very late nights......... I slept many many nights in my office due to games/leagues, committee planning sessions ending very late and gym/training starting very early......I payed for tours and everything on tours on my own credit card and struggled many times to get my money refunded from Dhs fin dep......incurring penalties at my bank.........it was a struggle, but I and we fought it because I/we believed in the School and the Boys and the Idea/dream......and we did achieve it together.we had depth,we performed,and even trained oldboys and staff to coach at a decnt level of waterpolo and conditioning. I spent weekends fixing, cleaning and doing pool maintenance.....lanes, tiles, cleaning, sorting store rooms and equipment.....even opening and fixing the old heaters with a bit of tech knowledge, youtube, google and elbow grease........if I (and Mr AJ Burt) didn’t,nobody would,fact! It was a mess! Every outcome I was asked for, I achieved, and more. Every promise I made, I delivered, and more.

Fundraising for local tours, an international tour, equipment, facility upgrades...sponsors.....even calling in favours with friends of mine in same/similar industries to get jobs done, tours organised, accommodation, equipment and and and..... It was my mission, it was the cause....I did it for the Boys and the School,for the potential and the idea I believed in. Mr Paul and Mr Hamilton, while on GB, sat with me and renegotiated my package after my trial period end2012/start2013.....in that capacity they guaranteed my take home salary.....the composition of which Mr Paul would sort out....he said he needs to break it up into different sections so as to pass it through the books, and the top up would not reflect on my payslip as this would eventually cause animosity between some staff.Mr Erasmus was informed of this arrangement by Mr Paul. I wish so I had got all this in a contract, but stupidly I made a verbal agreement and had faith in the parents of the kids I looked after, fed, drove around, developed, cared for, loved.....correction, I still love every single one of those boys, they gave everything they could and did a marvellous job with me/us on the big 2012 towards 2016 mission! I always put the School and the boys training, development, safety and wellbeing 1st!.....it almost cost me my career when I defended the boys in an attack. My personal life and marriage did in part suffer directly from my commitment to the cause, hours and days away fvrom home and my new wife,and when home I was planning and working... though I do not place the blame only on the cause I was committed to at DHS. What I’m asking for is due to me.....payment due for work done. Not a bonus or raise. I’m not moaning about the challenges faced, I’m asking for fairness, integrity, morals, principles......these are/were your kids, School, institution.....As parents and educators we work with and set examples for kids.....what kind of example is this.....to dismiss me and ignore the elephant in the room? The only persons who kept their word was Mr Erasmus and Mr Burt and Mr Smyth, and they have shown support of my claim, though it was/is difficult for them as they were/are still very close to the politics and so on. Durban High School GB 2 ********** , chaired by Mr Justin Paul --(who drew up and agreed to my package in person at the beginning of this tough journey), and Mr Greg Hamilton as GB member and witness, have short paid me for more than 2yrs, at increasing amounts until I noticed it in january2016 when my debits were eating up my savings due to aforementioned shortfalls....my bank called to inform me my account was depleted!and I was overdue! Mr Justin Paul did admit to this in a meeting at his home and promised to resolve it prior to all end of year tournaments 2016, and promised a solution, he has since given me the run around and smoke screens,please see whatsapp comms attached, he then just ignored me and caused me personal embarrassment and damage to private property. I drove this parents’ child around mornings and evenings at my own expense many many times. Spent endless hours with his child personally helping develop and work towards making him a great and complete athlete, with much success and medals.....what betrayal, how shallow!

I’m disgusted and saddened that persons whose children I took care of , at all and every effort and expense to myself and my life ,would act like this! And also that the institution seems unwilling to help me resolve this thusfar....?? After 11months+ of discreet and desperate yet fruitless and empty promises and negotiations with mr Paul (since jan 2016) and the senior management of the school (since oct 2016) and the current 2016/2017 GB and acting Headmaster, I filled a case against them with a claim calculated from bank records totalling multiple tens of thousands of rands I’m owed. I’ve never even once asked for a raise,bonus,13th cheque, birthday cheque at all........I’m simply asking for what was agreed and promised by the DHS GB Chairman and representative. I have since been dismissed in a kangaroo court style hearing with some ridiculous fickle accusations, by an assistant of Mr Doug Gollan who was meant to be at the hearing, he to made promises trying to gain my trust,which he broke. I was just fired, like that.

I was not ever asked for my side of the story. How is that fair, just, ethical?

What a sad way to end 4yrs of extremely difficult work, sacrifice day and night ,every weekend ,and every holiday,with much success which DHS boasted nationwide in PR drives to old boys and the public. Also I lead and did lots of building, fundraising, facility upgrades ,an international tour where I coached more than the paid tour coaching staff!....... and at the end of it all ,a secretary(no offence to her, we are friends still)served me with my final papers and an incorrectly completed ui19 form... So.......After sitting in a line since 5am at the uif offices multiple times, I reached a cubicle of the uif office and was told that there is missing info, missing contact persons, incorrect code details and numerical mistakes on the ui19 form supp**** to me by DHS finance office. I had to go back to DHS to get a new form, and the corrections on the uif system from DHS offices, delays delays mistakes frustration.... I then had to wait to get another appointment at the uif office....then my application took 30+ working days to be considered for approval or..... So I was short payed for more than 2yrs,no December salary, unemployed 2017,and no uif,and unfairly dismissed, with mounting legal fees and financial dependents and responsibilities spiralling out of control... That left my dependents(though I’m not married anymore, I do still have dependents I care for and support) and myself in quite a bad situation. I hope all responsible had a great December holiday and start to 2017 and feel ok with how they have treated me after 4yrs of hard work and sacrifice.

I’m no martyr, I don’t need pity, these are facts. I want fairness.

I don’t need it, but it’s noteworthy that I did not even receive a handshake or thank you from DHS, Only my office door kicked down and belongings vandalised and private property ******...with nobody being held responsible, despite proof and knowledge of who it was. I know who it was, I did and do have many friends at DHS, they told me, and in time will make that and much more public if I need to. I have had NO contact from DHS to discuss or resolve any of this. Only a demand to remove my post of frustration from FB and hand over my 2017 planning!? Integrity anyone??

If anyone says any this is not true, bring them to me, or I will come to them.......I have a mountain of black and white evidence and paperwork showing everything and more.

I am at wits end, and desperation is creeping in.....I will not let this go if not fairly resolved... not now, not ever. I will pursue this matter by any and all means possible and or available to me. I am appealing to you, the new Headmaster and the new GB to remedy this situation as my list of options is becoming smaller and less civil every day. Added to this is the outstanding issue of my office door being kicked down and theft and damage to my personal belongings. A report and a police case was opened by Mr Burt and submitted to Mr Green. I await contact and answers by no later than 1 August 2017, or I will assume I am being ignored further, and will pursue other options available and suggested to me.

With all due respect, Regards Jean le Roux

• Attached please find correspondence of negotiations and empty promises by ex GB chair Mr Paul of more than 11months. • Also a letter written to Mr Erasmus and Mr Paul after discreet negotiations failed. • Also calculations for outstanding payments. • (I have bank records showing past payments,full and partial or nothing as they occurred.)

STILL UNRESOLVED.