Government issues new directive to TSC on teachers after punishment of pupil in viral video
Government issues new directive to TSC on teachers after the punishment of a pupil from Nyamninia primary school in a viral video.
The video caused an uproar among Kenyans calling on the government to take action against the teachers assaulting pupils in schools.
And on Saturday, July 23, George Magoha, the cabinet secretary for education, denounced the vicious attack on a class Eight student from Nyamninia Primary School, Gem Sub-County.
The class 8 pupil was captured in a viral video showing wounds inflicted on him by his teacher for failing to attain over 400 marks.
Speaking to the media after inspecting CBC classes at Wagwere Mixed Secondary School, Magoha denounced the actions and called on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to strike the tutor of the roll.
Additionally, the CS directed the TSC to punish tutors who continue to assault kids, yet it remains outlawed.
“It is totally against the law to apply any stick on a child, my personal opinion notwithstanding. It is savage to cane a child like an animal.”
“For those teachers, irrespective of their number, the TSC will deal with them. But for the police, you have work to do to ensure they face the full force of the law,” he stated.
The education CS noted that the only reason for a teacher to lay a hand on a child is only in self-defense cases.
“If I cannot cane a child, who do you think you are to do so? If we gave you the same examination, would you score over 400 marks?”
“The only instance where a teacher can touch a child is in a case of self-defense where the child is threatening to harm the teacher because some of our children are rowdy and maybe tempted to injure our teachers,” he stated.
Charles Chacha, the chief of the Yala police, reported that two of the school’s teachers had been detained and would face prosecution on Monday, July 25.
He also affirmed that the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) received the file for further processing.
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