Commissioner of School Education Department S. Suresh Kumar has instructed regional joint-directors (RJDs) and district instructional officers (DEOs) throughout the State not to reinstate suspended teachers facing instances underneath the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act until the completion of the investigation and different disciplinary motion in opposition to them.
Reviewing pending disciplinary instances in opposition to teachers, Mr. Kumar mentioned that in a number of instances, disciplinary proceedings had been pending for over two years, and the teachers both stayed suspended or had been reinstated.
He requested RJDs and DEOs to have inquiries performed by an officer not beneath the rank of deputy education officer (ideally a lady officer) instantly after receiving the grievance, comply with the SOP and pointers, file felony instances in opposition to such teachers instantly, report the matter to the Sub Collector/RDO and take mandatory help.
He mentioned a three-member committee must be constituted with officers from faculty education, women-and-child welfare, income and police departments. There must be at the very least one girl inquiry officer.
The suspects must be suspended instantly. The officers ought to conclude the disciplinary motion in opposition to them as per the CCA Rules-1991 at once and challenge orders for reinstatement (if the costs weren’t proved), topic to situation of the result of any POCSO Act case.
He mentioned the disciplinary proceedings must be concluded inside six months and any request for extension of suspension interval or reinstatement, pending conclusion of disciplinary motion, shouldn’t be entertained.
