{"id":6744,"date":"2017-09-05T14:18:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T14:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=6744"},"modified":"2017-09-05T15:36:23","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T15:36:23","slug":"teachers-complain-about-redeployment-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/teachers-complain-about-redeployment-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers complain about redeployment process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of teachers newly redeployed to different schools have staged a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Education since the last week. \u201cThis is a grave injustice&#8221;, says angrily a teacher who has been moved 50 km away from his home and former school. As many teachers indicated, the redeployment is not a wrong act but the criteria used by officials of the provincial commission in charge of the redeployment process are unfair and destabilizing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6746\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6746\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-6746\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Diane-site-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"Some teachers waiting to be received at the Ministry of Education \" width=\"461\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Diane-site-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Diane-site-600x431.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Diane-site.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some teachers waiting to be received at the Ministry of Education<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;It is totally unfair to separate parents from their children from one commune to another, ignoring the psychological, financial and social impacts of such an act,&#8221; says a woman redeployed from Ngozi province center to 25km away from her home. She says she suffers from a chronic disease and can\u2019t work far from her home. According to others, the redeployment comes to worsen teachers\u2019 living conditions which were already deplorable. \u201cThe commission in charge of redeployment should consider our concerns\u201d, says a 22 year old woman from Songa commune in Bururi southern province. She was redeployed to Kibago Commune, in Makamba southern Province, near the Burundi-Tanzania border.<\/p>\n<p>Juma Edouard, spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, says the redeployment of staff aims at improving the management of human resources and was carried out fairly. \u201cThis operation aims at the rational use of human resources and their equitable distribution at all levels\u201d, he says.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, recognizes that the decision might have not gone down well with some teachers. Mr Edouard reminds that the redeployment process is carried out in the presence of all teachers in concert with their headmasters and the redeployment committees at the central level, by taking into account the number of classes available. \u201cThe number of teachers required is determined on the basis of the schools and students\u2019 needs\u201d, he says.<\/p>\n<p>For the teachers who feel uncomfortable with the decision, the spokesperson for the Ministry says the technical commission that has worked with the teachers will listen to their clams in order to find possible solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of teachers newly redeployed to different schools have staged a sit-in in front of the Ministry of Education since the last week. \u201cThis is a grave injustice&#8221;, says angrily a teacher who has been moved 50 km away from his home and former school. 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