Review of Decided Cases Bothering on Teachers’ Misconduct in Schools and Their Implications for Educational Management

Abstract

This paper critically reviewed cases bothering on teachers’ misconduct in schools and their implications for Educational Management. Three cases of teachers’ misconduct were reviewed; the first reviewed case bothered on forgery of Teachers’ Grade 11 Certificate (TC11 Certificate) which led to the dismissal of the erring teacher, the reviewed second case bothered on sex scandal between a teacher and one of his pupils; the presiding Magistrate had declared the action of the teacher a professional misconduct and recommended some punishments for the teacher and the third case, reviewed a professional misconduct bothering on assault on a student by a teacher. The researcher found out from the reviewed cases that, the provision of teachers’ code of conduct which stipulates how best teachers ought to conduct themselves while discharging their duties seemed to have not completely achieved that aim, as teachers are often sued for one professional misconduct and another which in most cases is not decided in their favours and different disciplinary measures taken against them. It was suggested amongst others that; Teachers should avoid laying claims to qualifications they do not possess as that amounts to giving false information about oneself which is punishable by law.