PTA fund collection leaves teacher jobless
Monday, May 09, 2022 | 90 Views |
PTA fund collection leaves teacher jobless
Orebonye Baitseng, who was stationed at Palapye Junior Secondary School, was fired in February 2019 for collecting P3,545 contrary to the principal’s instruction and, as a result, was charged with willful disobedience of lawful order.
Following her dismissal, Baitseng has been fighting to get her teaching job back even approaching the courts for a review of her sacking.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...