The Ministry of Education has issued a stern reminder to all teachers not to serve in school committees.
Permanent secretary Dr Brij Lal pointed this out at a meeting of the Western Division School Management Board during the opening of the Nadi Special School this week.
Dr Lal also highlighted the need to revise school constitution by management every five years.
“The school constitution must be reviewed every five years and it must be functional. Schools with outdated constitution must do some immediate work,” Dr Lal said.
Dr. Brij Lal said the district and divisional education officers have been delegated powers to attend to cases from within their district as well as have the authority over transfer of teachers.
“Education officers at the district offices have been delegated the powers to deal with cases and that of transferring teachers within their districts. These services have been brought closer to the community. Now, you do not have to go to Suva for these services,” Dr Lal said.
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