The teacher service commission is a Kenyan organization that is mandated by the Kenyan constitution to employ, promote, register and pay teachers. TSC is also responsible for deregistering and punishing teachers.
Any teacher who is found guilty of breaching any of the TSC code of conduct of 2015 is at risk of punishment or worse interdiction.
In this article, we’ll give a complete list of offenses and evidences that can lead to interdiction.
Immoral behavior
The following acts are considered immoral according to the Teacher’s Service Commission.
I. Sodomy
II. Love relationship
III. Sexual intercourse
IV. Lesbianism
V. Sexual harassment
VI. Exposure to pornography
Evidences
A handwritten testimony from the victim or witnesses
Love letters
Agreements
Exhibitions
Report of investigation from education directors
Photographs
Gifts
Minutes from BOM or county disciplinary interviews
Professional misconduct
They include:
1. Negligence of Duty
Failing to teach lessons on the timetable
Failure to prepare teaching documents example, lesson plans.
Overlooking or allowing students to participate in exam malpractices
Awarding students fake grades.
Failure to attend school official meetings and assemblies
Evidences
• An official police report
• A written report from educational officers
• Witness statements
• A report prepared after investigation
• Staff meeting minutes
2. Chronic absenteeism
They include;
Coming late to school/duty
Absenteeism without the administration’s permission
Evidences
• Absenteeism warning letters
• Monthly staff returns
• Casualty returns
• Letters from the administration showing the teacher’s absenteeism
• The daily register
3. Desertion of duty
Desertion of duty according to the Teacher’s Service Commission means being absent from duty without the administration’s permission for fourteen consecutive days.
Also include;
Failing to report to a newly stationed school
Going for a study leave without official release
Failing to report to school after a study leave.
Evidences
• Resumption dates on a study leave letter
• Monthly staff returns
• Casualty returns
• Letter from the administration indicating desertion
4. Insubordination
It means failure to obey instructions from education supervisors.
Failure to appropriately respond to letters sent by supervisors
Going for a transfer without release
Failing to handover or takeover after getting a transfer
Failure to handover books of accounts
Evidences
• Reports from agents
• Reports after completion of an investigation
• Witness statements
• Letters from directors showing evidences of disobedience
• Reports from police officers
• Medical reports
5. Infamous professional conduct
Drunkenness on working hours
Fighting
Evidences
• Witness statement
• Reports from agents
• Investigation report
• Police/medical reports
• Minutes from the BOM interviews.
6. Conviction of Criminal offense
Conviction of any offence including sexual offence against a learner
Conviction of any criminal offence
Evidences
• Casualty returns that indicates the date of arrest and conviction
• Copy of a sheet shoeing the offence the teacher committed.
• Copy of court proceeding
7. Embezzlement/ misappropriation of public funds.
They include;
Negligence leading to loss of funds
Failure to account for public funds
Evidences
• Financial reports and minutes from the Board Of Management
• Audit accounts
• Investigation reports
• Any other relevant documents.
8. Forgery
Making payments to absent teachers
Failure to report any teacher with an offence
Forging of signatures and stamps
Submitting forged certs
Exam irregularities
Evidences
• Copy of the forged documents
• Investigation report
• Witness statement
• Samples of forged stamps/signs
