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TimesLIVE Premium reports that thirty-six teachers were removed from the roll by the SA Council for Educators (Sace) between April last year and March this year after they were found guilty of serious offences.
This was almost double compared with 19 in the 2021/22 financial year. At least 31 of the 36 teachers were removed indefinitely, including 18 for raping pupils as well as having sexual relationships with them. A further four of the 31 teachers were involved in sexually assaulting colleagues. A teacher’s name was removed from the register for 10 years for absenteeism and another for five years for verbally abusing and humiliating a colleague. A further 77 teachers had the removal of their names from the register suspended for a certain period after they were found guilty of a range of offences. They were fined and/or issued with a reprimand. In its recent annual report, Sace indicated that while the number of cases of corporal punishment and cases of teachers assaulting colleagues dropped to 212 from 248 previously, hitting pupils remained on the rise. “Educators still resist calls from Sace to refrain from administering corporal punishment. It is our submission that there should be more interventions and advocacy aimed at conscientising educators on the dangers associated with corporal punishment,” Sace said. Between April last year and March, Sace received a total of 734 cases of misconduct compared with 764 between April 2021 and March 2022.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Prega Govender at TimesLIVE Premium (subscriber access only)
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