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Dismissal

The School Management Committee shall only dismiss a teacher for
good and sufficient reasons. A teacher shall be liable to summary
dismissal if it appears to the School Management Committee that

he has been convicted of a criminal offence or has committed a
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grave breach of duty .
The procedure to be followed by the School Management
Committee should be as follows:

a. The teacher concerned should be given a warning, or warnings
that his work is unsatisfactory. This should be recorded in the
school files.
b. If no improvement in the teacher's work is noticeable after an
appropriate period then a formal written warning embodying
relevant criticisms should be given to the teacher, and a copy of
this letter should be forwarded to the Permanent Secretary for
information. This should be recorded in the school files.
c. On receipt of this letter the Permanent Secretary shall investigate
the circumstances.
d. If the teacher after receiving the warning letter still shows no
improvement after an appropriate period, normally not less than
one month, and the School Management Committee intends to
dismiss him or not to renew his contract after the date of expiry,
the Supervisor shall so inform the Permanent Secretary.
e. In each case of dismissal of a teacher, a sufficient period of notice
of termination of employment must be given in accordance with
Section 58.

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