TSC

TSC investigated a female teacher at a primary school in NCD following complaints by a parent in a newspaper article.

The parent claimed that the teacher spends too much time on Facebook during lesson hours resulting in inadequate teaching.

The parent highlighted additional concerns including missed tests and excessive assignments while his child also reported instances where the teacher misplaced projects and requested phone numbers to send assignments via WhatsApp despite some families not owning smartphones.

EPF Chief Executive Officer, Jacqui Joseph explained that if there is an offence against a child (child abuse, neglect, etc.) it is within EPF's power to receive, investigate and report the case to relevant authorities.

This is an endorsement that EPF has strived to achieve as majority of its programs and projects involve children.

“This is an incredible achievement for us as an organization. We will soon be making changes to accommodate for the responsibility that has been given to us. We still have a long road ahead but this is great progress in our journey,” she said.