Suspension unjust, say unions

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Fiji Teachers Union General Secretary Agni Deo Singh. Picture: RAMA/FILE

Teacher unions say the Education Ministry’s decision to suspend a school head for informing staff that a student had tested positive for COVID-19 was “completely unjust”.

They have also called for the teacher who circulated the email on social media to be terminated.

Fiji Teachers Union general secretary Agni Deo Singh and Fijian Teachers Association (FTA) general secretary Paula Manumanunitoga said they strongly disagreed with the ministry’s decision.

In a statement released yesterday, Mr Singh said the school head’s email communication to his staff clearly stated the matter was confidential.

“He did not post it on social media,” he said.

“The least the ministry could have done was to call the principal to the office and seek an explanation from him before making any decision.”

Mr Manumanunitoga said the principal had acted in his capacity as leader of the school.

“FTA strongly disagrees with the decision by the Education Ministry in suspending the principal when he had done nothing wrong,” he said.

“It is imperative that in his capacity as principal he should be updating his teachers on important issues as this.

“The teacher who had leaked the information out on social media should be terminated immediately.”

The teacher unions have called for the reinstatement of the principal and an apology be given for the stress, pain and embarrassment his family had gone through.

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