7,350 JSS teachers received show-cause letters; they had two weeks to respond.
Following the publication of show cause letters, the latest action by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has put the jobs of about 7,357 contract JSS teachers who have been on strike at danger.
A portion of the letter claims that you, the instructor, committed professional misconduct by skipping work, in violation of TSC Act Schedule Clause (b).
The commission claims that since schools reopened last week, these teachers have not been showing up for work, endangering their careers.
On Thursday, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) sent them “show cause” letters in response to information about teacher absences that was received from the counties.
The 46,000 instructors who were hired in February and September of last year and assigned to junior schools include the aforementioned educators who received show-cause letters.
The commission claims that the impacted teachers would have their contracts terminated if they do not answer within the allotted two weeks.
Following a meeting held on Wednesday at the TSC headquarters, the commission decided to send the letters.
The mass firing of intern teachers plan will impact not just the teaching staff but also the quality of education in JSS in underfunded public schools.
It should be recalled that numerous schools have already experienced a disruption in instruction due to teacher absences due to the current strike.
Following a court decision last month, intern teachers are now requesting permanent and pensionable (PnP) terms of employment.
There are now 38,863 contract teachers working at JSS, with 687 of them being employed permanently.
Currently, there are 450 teacher interns working in secondary schools and 6,000 in primary schools.
A portion of the letter threatened that the teacher would be required to provide written justification for why the internship with the TSC should not end since the commission is considering terminating the instructor’s employment as an intern.
The letters that were copied to the county and regional directors of education contained some of the material listed above.
Data indicates that since 5,722 teachers were reported absent on May 14, 2022, the number of absent teachers has increased.
According to the commission, as of May 17, 2024, 7,357 people had been officially declared absent.
Further information reveals that none of the counties in Elgeyo Marakwet, Kericho, Migori, Turkana, or West Pokot had any instances of absenteeism during the strike, even though all of the teachers showed up for work.
The counties of Mombasa, Samburu, Meru, Tharaka Nithi, and Isiolo had the highest absenteeism rates.
7,350 JSS teachers received show-cause letters; they had two weeks to respond.
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