TSC's efforts to end absenteeism laudable

TSC measures to ensure teachers are in school and in class teaching need to be complemented with effort from the teachers, parents and local authorities.PHOTO:COURTESY

Recent efforts by the Teachers Service Commission  to curb teacher absenteeism are long overdue.

TSC has proposed measures to enhance teacher presence and these include the requirement that all teachers in public primary schools, including school heads to submit a written request to justify their absence from school.