THE Teaching Service Commission (TSC) Acting Chairman, Mr. Maini Mike Ugaia, has strongly condemned the physical assault of a National Capital District (NCD) teacher. He revealed that the incident was triggered by deliberate administrative delays and targeted neglect within NCD Education.
In January, the Commission issued an official directive instructing NCD Education authorities to reinstate a group of displaced teachers to their rightful positions. While NCD authorities complied with the order for most affected teachers, they failed to take action for one specific individual.
Because his case was neglected for over seven months, the teacher was placed on payroll suspension, leaving him entirely without an income since April. This targeted administrative neglect caused extreme financial distress, which ultimately pushed the frustrated teacher to confront the NCD First Assistant Secretary (FAS). A video currently circulating on social media shows the NCD FAS punching the teacher during the resulting altercation.
The Commission also received reports that the teacher threatened the FAS prior to the physical altercation.
“While threatening a public official is entirely wrong, leaders must report such behavior to the appropriate law enforcement authorities rather than resorting to personal violence,” Mr. Ugaia emphasized.
“When the TSC issues an official instruction to reinstate teachers, it must be applied fairly to everyone without exception,” Mr. Ugaia stated. “It is completely unacceptable that other teachers were accommodated while this specific teacher was left stranded and cut off from the payroll. We will not allow administrative processes to be weaponized to neglect or punish individual teachers.”
The TSC Advisor for NCD has been urged to secure an available vacant position immediately and place the affected teacher so he can be restored to the payroll without further delay.
The Commission warns the National Education Board (NEB) and Provincial Education Boards (PEB) that selective compliance with TSC directives will no longer be tolerated.
Furthermore, to ensure transparent operations, every province must establish an independent disciplinary committee. This will ensure teacher conduct issues are resolved through proper legal channels rather than using appointments to unfairly displace staff.