TSC Gives Categories Of JSS Interns Sacked. According to the Teachers Service Commission, only 742 junior secondary schools have been fired as a result of widespread demonstrations in which thousands of people took to the streets to call for permanent employment.
When schools reopened for the second term on May 13, the intern teachers across started their demonstrations. On May 22, the TSC sent show-cause letters to the instructors who had left their jobs in protest.
Within two weeks, they had to turn in their answers. “10,348 who absented themselves from work from May 13, 2024, were given show-cause letters to explain their whereabouts,” according to the Commission.
Out of 10,348 teachers who received the show-cause letters, TSC says only 9,606 teachers were able to respond within the two-week period.
“Of them, 742 teachers who did not report to work and whose whereabouts were not known had their contracts terminated and replaced,” TSC said.
The 742 teachers represent 1.6 per cent of the total 46,000 interns.
TSC Gives Categories Of JSS Interns Sacked
TSC noted that it has up to 46, 000 teachers contracted into internship positions across the country.
Educationboard.co.ke has seen letters sent to the interns by the Commission dated June 6.
Termination letters, dated June 6, seen by educationboard.co.ke on Monday indicated several of the teachers were sacked over what TSC termed as “professional misconduct”.
“The Commission has decided to terminate your Internship engagement with effect from June 6, 2024, on the grounds that you engaged in acts of professional misconduct in that you deserted duty with effect from May 13, 2024, to date while engaged as an Intern teacher,” the termination letter read in part.
“Reference is made to the show cause letter 22 May 2024 in which you were accorded an opportunity to explain the reasons why your engagement as an intern should not be terminated on account of professional misconduct.”
The Commission said it carefully considered some of the responses and found them to be unsatisfactory