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Termination urged for absenteeism
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Posted on Mar 16 1999
A proposal to terminate employees who are constantly absent was presented to the Board of Education as one of the policies the body should adopt in dealing with absenteeism in the Public School System.
Board member Thomas Pangelinan, who heads the committee on instruction, assessment and accreditation, endorsed this policy proposal to cut down on employee’s absences.
In his proposal, employees who have accumulated 15 percent rate of absenteeism in a year are candidates for termination.
For teachers, the basis of the percentage absenteeism will be based on the 190-day contract.
While for the non-teaching positions, PSS will based it on the school calendar.
However, medical related absences can be excused from this policy provided they are certified by a physician and approved by the Commissioner of Education.
Pangelinan said researches do support the close association between good attendance at work with high productivity. For teachers, student achievement should not be compromised with absenteeism.
His committee is also proposing for the Board to extend to high school principals the authority to expel students. Currently, it is the Commissioner of Education who can expel students.
A student’s possession of firearm while in school and used of illegal drugs are two major offenses that are grounds for expulsion.
Concerned parties can appeal the case with the commissioner and a student who was expelled will be given the chance to enroll again the following year.
In addition, Pangelinan requested the Board to establish a recruitment policy that will take into account the number of enrollees versus the number of teachers and non-teaching employees going to be hired.
He said the number of teachers to be hired will be dictated by the size of the student population.
