Western Sydney support officer returns to school after student protest over response to posts
Source: The Guardian | Published: February 27, 2025, 9:14 p.m.
Exclusive: Education department allows Sheikh Wesam Charkawi to return to Granville Boys high school, lawyer says, adding case highlights ‘ambiguity in what is required of public servants’
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A support officer has returned to a western Sydney school after being ordered to work from home after he posted a video in response to the Bankstown hospital nurses matter, in which he criticised “selective outrage”.
Sheikh Wesam Charkawi, who works at Granville Boys high school, posted a video on his social media platforms on 16 February where he spoke about the reaction to two New South Wales nurses who allegedly claimed in a social media video they wouldn’t treat Israelis and boasted of sending them to hell.
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