Three Head Teachers demoted, transferred for inefficiency and misconduct

Mar 31, 2015 News

Neglect of duty, inefficiency and misconduct were listed as the reasons that led to the demotion and transfer of three Head Teachers. This is according to the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) which noted that it was required to fulfill its disciplinary mandate as the teachers were found to be guilty of the aforementioned transgressions.
Without identifying the teachers, the TSC in a statement issued yesterday, said, that disciplinary charges were laid after officers of the Ministry of Education paid supervisory visits to the particular schools. During those visits efforts were reportedly made to point out a number of deficiencies observed, and attempts were made to give the necessary advice and help to the Head Teachers.
Moreover, a lack of improvement or change in the unsatisfactory state of affairs led to charges, which resulted in the Head Teachers being summoned to attend hearings held by the Commission. “They were found guilty. The penalty inflicted was demotion and a penalty transfer to schools with ‘good Head Teachers’ where they will be supervised and given the opportunity to look, learn and practice how to manage a school effectively,” said the TSC in its statement.
But these were not the only complaints that have reached the TSC since the commencement of the year. In fact, it was revealed that they were among the 60 odd complaints reaching the Commission for the first quarter of 2015, during which period, 45 hearings were held. Among these were 27 cases of irregular attendance and persistent unpunctuality.
And the TSC has particularly underscored its concern as it relates to the persistent unpunctuality of some teachers. “Punctuality is considered as one of the main pillars of discipline and orderliness in the life of a teacher, a student and of course the society. When a teacher has a high rate of unpunctuality, it becomes an even more serious matter since it affects the programme and purpose of the education system,” added the TSC.
It therefore pointed out that “the student is deprived of the opportunity to benefit from a full national curriculum. In addition, a bad role model is presented to the student who would inculcate the wrong values and attitudes, including growing up not feeling morally obligated to give a full day’s work to an employer.”
According to the TSC too, the situation reveals that some teachers do not feel morally obligated to protect the well-being of students attending school, which is in fact a prime responsibility.
It was pointed out that while the TSC empathized with some explanations offered “these educators were reminded that they had an obligation and a responsibility to all including their employers and more particularly the children under their charge. They have a special responsibility to contribute to the progress and well-being of the country.
Moreover, all teachers who were found guilty were penalized.”
Among those that gained the attention of the TSC, were a few cases of young male teachers encouraging undue familiarity with school children. This led to allegations of touching/fondling. One teacher was dismissed while two were transferred, bonded for one year and given a final warning.
Meanwhile, the TSC informed that it has commenced the 2015 Senior Promotion exercises in keeping with the criteria published.

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