TSC blacklists 29 teachers for defiling studentsTSC CEO Nancy Macharia. [File, Standard]The Government has struck off the teachers’ register names of 29 tutors accused of having sexual relations with students.Teachers Service Commission(TSC) in a gazette notice dated February 2019 seen by The Standard has listed the 29 names which were struck off between May and November 2018. In October 2018, at least 32 teachers were sacked by TSC for engaging in sexual relations with their students. According to TSC CEO Nancy Macharia (pictured), cases of teacher-student sexual relations contributed to increased teenage pregnancy which peaked during national examinations last year. The commission has warned schools against employing de-registered teachers or those without a TSC number.

Source: Standard Digital February 19, 2019 18:03 UTC