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New TSC policies will hurt ongoing education reform

I have always been pro–education reforms. That is why I hail the determination of the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to rid our schools of alarming chronic teacher absenteeism.

My joy, however, fades in the face of the measures the teachers’ employer intends to employ to realise this noble cause. The fact that TSC intends to “tether” teachers in school during weekends and holidays raises many questions.

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