Under the proposed Competency-Based-Curriculum, the Education Ministry has proposed tough guidelines for teachers. The taskforce under Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha wants teachers to adhere to the stipulated code of conduct and those seeking employment to be evaluated under it.
According to Chairperson Fatuma Chege, teachers would have to live a good lifestyle that students can learn from. The task force is seeking to reduce incidents of sexual affairs between teachers and students and also curb the drug menace in schools.
Teachers will be required to abstain from alcohol and drug abuse, other than presenting academic papers to justify their employment under the new guidelines. They will also have to prove that they can maintain good conduct and guide students to adhere to the same too.
Fatuma Chege said that they have recommended that good conduct will be part of the characteristics of a teacher, not only a certificate because they are developing a child to be ethical, hence the teacher must lead by example.
CS George Magoha contemplated conducting blood tests on students to curb drug abuse in schools. Any student who would test positive would be expelled from schools and barred from joining other institutions for students
The new CBC guidelines for teachers will be developed and implemented by the Teachers Service Commission, which is tasked with punishing teachers who break guidelines. TSC has always published names of deregistered teachers and also banned a number from practicing.
TSC deregistered 30 teachers from different schools in the country. The teachers were removed from the national register in accordance with Section 30 (1) (e) of the Teachers Service Commission Act In October 2020.