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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani Community affairs reporter

FOUND: Western sydney support officer returns to school after student protest over response to posts - You Need To See This

Sheikh Wesam Charkawi in Auburn in August 2024
Sheikh Wesam Charkawi, who is also a convener for the Muslim Vote, has worked as a support officer at Granville Boys high school for 13 years and is well-known to parents and the wider community. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian

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 footage, 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 in which 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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