Name: Teacher
Comments: Dear Miss,
I am a teacher in the Government service presently.I have done many programmes in the field of education, have completed my BEd. And also my Masters in education.I am not yet a principal.
I have had a similar experience in the teaching service.Although the principal of the school did not tell me anything with sexual connations, he made my life in the school system a living hell.
He fabricated situations and wrote it in the log book, then I was asked to sign it. Of course , I always refused to sign it, then he would call the most senior teacher in the school to witness and sign.I am well aware of the contents of the circular memorandum # 42 which clearly defines the use of the log book.
At test time he would always find faults with my papers. For example. If I write an addition sum with lets say 12 and 46, he will always say to change it and put 15 and 43. If I write 15 and 43 he would always require me to change it. Although nothing is wrong with the question, he always found faults with every test paper that he thought that I had prepared. I was a little wiser than him and I had other teachers set the test paper for me. I would submit it and he will still find faults with it. If the same questions were submitted by another teacher there was no corrections to the questions. I knew that I was being victimized and set up to the maximum, but I always prayed to my God and I know that one day I will get justice.
Anytime I had to speak to this principal for any matter I had to walk with a teacher, or else I cannot enter the office. In fact the office area was out of bounds for me.
This kind of victimization went on for more than five years and I had sent in more than Fifty five requests for transfers, but to no appeal, I continued to suffer high levels of stress and other disorders until my doctor advised me to get another job.
This is only the tip of the iceberg to measure the levels of pain and suffering that I went through as a teacher, cannot be measured. As I share this few lines of my experiences with you it brings me to tears because it is so unfortunate that a teacher can suffer so much and the Ministry drags their feet on these issues.
In the midst of my difficulties, I was blessed to have found a supervisor whose integrity was unquestionable. She investigated the matter on numerous occasions and found nothing wrong with me or the work that I did in the school.She did not hesitate to have meetings with the principal and parents to let them know that she found nothing wrong with me or my work as a teacher.The principal however was not pleased with her findings and reported the matter to higher authorities. They responded and after further investigations, for a long period, they still did not find anything wrong with me.They realised that the old saying that when the fox can't get the grapes he always say that it is sour. In this case every effort was made to destroy it.
Unfortunately, that during all of these investigations I was driving my car and I crashed. My child was with me and was badly injured. The school supervisor was the kindest person to me in the ministry. The principal added more pressure to me because he felt that I would crumble at this time. But he was so wrong, because I always prayed to my God and I Know that my God is not sleeping. I got strength and the willpower to continue on my journey of life.
I was eventually transferred from the school because I personally took the mater to the then Minister of education, Hon. Kamla Persad Bisessar. I spoke to her and she told me that she would investigate the matter. She did and I was granted a transfer from the school.
If I believed that it ended there I was so mistaken. The principal did not leave me alone in his quest to destroy me. He ensured that the principal of my present school continues his dirty work for him. One school day I saw him at my school. He visited my present principal and spent almost the entire day in the school with the principal. After that my principal's attitude changed towards me. He insults me in front of teachers and finds faults with everything that I do. I even have to walk with a teacher before I could speak to him. I am re-living history presently, but I really hope that I don't have another accident.I an not at liberty to speak about this present situation, but in my heart I know that hell will not even have a place for the both principals when the time comes.
My dear, please have faith in the God you serve. His work is slow but very sure,and one day you will live to get the justice you deserve. Be strong and steadfast in your belief and you will be blessed.
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