UNATU General Secretary, James Tweheyo

Leaders of the Teachers union are condemning the upgrading of head teachers in public schools saying the system being used by the Education Service Commission is out of law as it seeks to render most head teachers jobless and now UNATU demands that the commission uses the appropriate channels to enforce upgrades.

According to the general secretary of the union, James Tweheyo, the Education ministry has already issued head teachers and their deputies with notice that those with diplomas are risking losing their jobs noting that they now only require those with degrees to hold the two posts. UNATU also adds that three years have been given to head teachers and their deputies without degrees to upgrade within these years at their costs which the teachers union says will grossly affect the education system of the nation as the schools will be left with no heads to supervise them.

The union also calls for clear explanations from the education service commission for its impromptu acts against the teachers.

Meanwhile, the teachers are warning all districts that have continued to collect funds from teachers in the guise that they are remitting them onto the accounts of the SACCO to halt the exercise saying they are not mandated to do so adding that the collected monies amounting to UGX.1.4bn are not even remitted to the teachers SACCO account.