Sydney private school teacher charged with allegedly assaulting 15-year-old son of NRL star

A teacher at an exclusive private school on Sydney’s northern beaches has been charged with allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old student who is the son of a former NRL star.

Chris Hardy, 64, a staff member at St Augustine’s College in Brookvale for 37 years, will appear in Manly Local Court on July 31.

The English teacher will face a common assault charge in relation to an alleged incident on school grounds on May 24.

Police will allege Hardy forcibly pulled the student, 15, by his uniform as he drank from a water fountain in between classes.

Hardy is also believed to have told the youngster the tap was for filling up water bottles only and allegedly then held him up against a wall.

Police will allege Hardy forcibly pulled the student, 15, by his uniform as he drank from a water fountain in between classes on school grounds

St Augustine’s College is a catholic boys school that caters for students from Year 5 to Year 12

The alleged incident was captured on video by another pupil with a mobile phone and then widely circulated among students and shocked parents.

The alleged victim’s father, who was an NRL star, confirmed he saw the vision and ‘couldn’t believe it, especially given it was my boy’.

‘In my view the matter has been very poorly handled by the school,’ he told Daily Mail Australia.

‘I have also received no feedback or information in terms of where everything was at – and emails I have sent were ignored.

‘My son is still waiting for an apology….. in my eyes this matter could have been fixed with a handshake.’

When contacted for a response in relation to the alleged matter, St Augustine’s College Principal Jonathan Byrne offered a firm ‘no comment’.