TSC issues tough rules to curb teacher absenteeism

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has also pushed non-academic activities to weekends and holidays to ensure curriculum completion and implementation.PHOTO:DUNCAN OCHOLLA

Teachers will require written permission to be absent from school and can only attend conferences during weekends under new rules to keep them in class to improve performance.

In a departure from past practice where teachers would walk in and out of class at will,N all 300,000 teachers will now be required to submit written requests to be absent from school.