KUALA LUMPUR: The National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) is unhappy over the redeployment of teachers in Selangor. Speaking at a press conference yesterday, NUTP president Hashim Adnan said the Selangor Education Department was the first to carry out the redeployment.
"A total of 100 teachers have been involved in this, out of which 84 are English-option teachers, while the rest are Malay-option teachers."
He said so far, 20 teachers have complained to the NUTP over the matter.
He said some of them were transferred to schools which were 100km away from their homes, forcing them to wake up as early as 4am, leaving them too exhausted to work.
"Some of them have complained of the expenditure incurred like petrol and house rentals, while others, like married teachers, complained of leaving their families behind and only getting to see them once a week."
He said some of the teachers were given short notice, some only three days' notice, to move to the new school, located more than 30km away.
Hashim said instead of redeployment, the best way to solve the issue of shortage of teachers in certain schools would be the conversion courses, where teachers will undergo courses to change their option or the subjects they teach.
The NUTP also hopes that the redeployment would not affect teachers who are about to retire and those who are sick and unable to travel.
NUTP secretary-general Loke Yim Pheng said teachers who were forced to transfer to schools far away from their families might not be able to contribute 100 per cent in their work as the travelling and leaving behind their families could take a toll on them.
She said the Selangor education department had informed the NUTP that those unhappy with the move could appeal against the decision and assured that their appeal would be handled personally by the department's head.
A 32-year-old teacher, who did not want to be named, said she received the letter asking her to report to a school in Kuala Selangor, some 100km away from her current school, with only three days' notice.
"Imagine my shock at that time. After six years of waiting, I am now two months' pregnant and I don't know how am I going to travel."
Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong confirmed that the deployment move is on.
However, he could not comment on NUTP's complaints.
He added that the implementation was being carried out by the state education departments.
Read more: Teachers riled up over transfers http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/28teach/Article#ixzz18N24Rev5
"A total of 100 teachers have been involved in this, out of which 84 are English-option teachers, while the rest are Malay-option teachers."
He said so far, 20 teachers have complained to the NUTP over the matter.
He said some of them were transferred to schools which were 100km away from their homes, forcing them to wake up as early as 4am, leaving them too exhausted to work.
"Some of them have complained of the expenditure incurred like petrol and house rentals, while others, like married teachers, complained of leaving their families behind and only getting to see them once a week."
He said some of the teachers were given short notice, some only three days' notice, to move to the new school, located more than 30km away.
Hashim said instead of redeployment, the best way to solve the issue of shortage of teachers in certain schools would be the conversion courses, where teachers will undergo courses to change their option or the subjects they teach.
The NUTP also hopes that the redeployment would not affect teachers who are about to retire and those who are sick and unable to travel.
NUTP secretary-general Loke Yim Pheng said teachers who were forced to transfer to schools far away from their families might not be able to contribute 100 per cent in their work as the travelling and leaving behind their families could take a toll on them.
She said the Selangor education department had informed the NUTP that those unhappy with the move could appeal against the decision and assured that their appeal would be handled personally by the department's head.
A 32-year-old teacher, who did not want to be named, said she received the letter asking her to report to a school in Kuala Selangor, some 100km away from her current school, with only three days' notice.
"Imagine my shock at that time. After six years of waiting, I am now two months' pregnant and I don't know how am I going to travel."
Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong confirmed that the deployment move is on.
However, he could not comment on NUTP's complaints.
He added that the implementation was being carried out by the state education departments.
Read more: Teachers riled up over transfers http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/28teach/Article#ixzz18N24Rev5
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