TSC recommends removal of 30 teachers from register over sexual harassment

In the document seen by the Star on Monday, the teachers were given notices ranging from September 14 to 25, 2020.

In Summary

•In the document, the accused teachers all have a case written against their names as evidence of the act they might have caused.

•In 2018, the Teachers Service Commission accused teachers in private schools of perpetuating sexual harassment of students.

 

Illustration of child abuse.
RIGHTS VIOLATION: Illustration of child abuse.

TSC  has recommended the removal of 30 teachers from its register on account of sexual harassment on learners.

In a document seen by the Star on Monday, the teachers were given notices between September 14 and 25, 2020.

Some of the teachers named include; Douglas Shibira, Namu Njoka, Stephen Munyi, Oscar Obonyo, Barawa Sanga, Anthony Onyango, Simon Kama and, Peter Githu.

Others are; Wafula Nyongesa, Joel Nyakwara, Philip Langat, David Langat, Samuel Namuye, William Orata, Nicanor Yego, Leonard Kipkosgei, Patrick Nyangau among others.

In the document, the accused teachers all have a case written against their names as evidence of the act they might have caused.

In 2018, the Teachers Service Commission accused teachers in private schools of perpetuating sexual harassment of students.

TSC initial inquiries following reports in the media point to private schools as the most affected.

Article 237 of the Constitution mandates the TSC to carry out all teacher management functions including registration of qualified teachers, maintenance of teaching standards and safeguarding professionalism in the teaching service.

In 2016, a United Nations agency raised a red flag of sexual harassment of learners aged 13 to 17 by teachers.

Unesco said teachers were reported to be perpetrators of sexual harassment with an average of 39 per cent of school principals stating that teacher-pupil harassment had occurred in their schools.

 
 

The global education monitoring report indicated that 40 per cent of school principals reported pupil-pupil sexual harassment in their schools.

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