DSS Close School, Sacks 140 Teachers For Demanding Better Work Conditions

The Department of State Services has sacked 140 teachers and other staff members of it’s Community Staff Schools, Asoskoro, Abuja, for demanding better conditions of service and regularization of their appointment.

According to Idoma Voice on Wednesday, they were informed by a private security guard at the gate that all the pupils had been sent away pending the engagement of new teachers by the authorities.

Findings indicate that the primary school commenced pupil enrollment in 1992/93, while the secondary classes took off in 1998.

Trouble began when the teachers demanded the regularization of their appointment and an increase in their salaries and other emoluments following an increase in school tuition.

In response, the authorities issued a letter of disengagement to the workers, including the principal and other administrative officials.

Before the face-off, the fee for the nursery and primary classes was increased from N25,000 to N35,000 for children and wards of the rank and file, while children of senior DSS officers were required to pay N45,000 up from N35,000 per term.

For children of civilians, the tuition was increased from N45,000 to N60,000.

The tuition for secondary school classes was increased from 35,000 to 45,000 for children and wards of the rank and file, while officers’ children were asked to pay N60,000 up from 40,000. Students who did not fall in either of the categories will pay N90,000 from N70,000. Other sundry charges were also said to have been increased.