School Work: 'Uncle', 'teacher', 'boss' – meet the security officer appreciated by children and teachers alike

SINGAPORE: A sea of young faces stream through the gates, some dragging their feet, others with a skip in their step. Most have large backpacks, others with colourful lunchboxes.

It was a"straightforward" job, but the company eventually outsourced his role and he did not like the terms of the new contract offered to him. The students begin arriving at about 6.30am. Interacting with them is something Mr Govindasamy, who is a father of three, looks forward to the most. " I saw the snake in the garden and it was moving very quickly ... I cordoned the garden area and made sure no student went in there, informed my operation manager and called ACRES," he said, referring to wildlife rescue group Animal Concerns Research and Education Society.

He recalled one instance when a student refused to return home after school, but went to her friend's home instead. So he made an arrangement with the student's family – when the girl leaves school every day, he would call her grandmother on the phone.The girl now returns home every day after school, but her grandmother still makes it a point to thank him whenever she sees him, added Mr Govindasamy.He also tries to help out the children wherever he can.

"I have to make sure that the children safely go out and the parents don't come in, and must wait at the gate," he said.Mr Govindasamy interacts with parents on a regular basis, and while the vast majority treat him with respect, he has faced a few rude ones.

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