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| Shock as Tanzania teachers caned | Shock as Tanzania teachers caned |
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| The Tanzania Teachers' Union is taking legal action after 19 primary school teachers were given the cane. | The Tanzania Teachers' Union is taking legal action after 19 primary school teachers were given the cane. |
| The teachers were caned by a police officer in front of their pupils after an investigation into poor exam results at three schools. | The teachers were caned by a police officer in front of their pupils after an investigation into poor exam results at three schools. |
| The report blamed teachers for being late or not showing up for work and not teaching the official syllabus. | The report blamed teachers for being late or not showing up for work and not teaching the official syllabus. |
| The deputy education minister has said those responsible for the caning "should have their heads examined". | The deputy education minister has said those responsible for the caning "should have their heads examined". |
| The union is planning a large demonstration next week in protest at the incident. | The union is planning a large demonstration next week in protest at the incident. |
| We want the DC to leave, he is not fit for his job Dauda Bilikesi Tanzania Teachers' Union class="" href="/1/hi/world/africa/7889141.stm">'I'm ashamed to meet my pupils now' | |
| The case comes at a time when parents and human rights groups in Tanzania have been calling for a ban on flogging of schoolchildren throughout the country. | The case comes at a time when parents and human rights groups in Tanzania have been calling for a ban on flogging of schoolchildren throughout the country. |
| The union says it will sue District Commissioner (DC) Albert Mnali, who ordered the caning in the northern region of Kagera. | The union says it will sue District Commissioner (DC) Albert Mnali, who ordered the caning in the northern region of Kagera. |
| "The caning of our teachers is shameful. It's intolerable and it's time the teachers take action against Mr Mnali through the judiciary," Kagera teachers' union chairman Dauda Bilikesi told the BBC. | "The caning of our teachers is shameful. It's intolerable and it's time the teachers take action against Mr Mnali through the judiciary," Kagera teachers' union chairman Dauda Bilikesi told the BBC. |
| "We have informed the police in Bukoba [capital of Kagera region] that we will be marching through the town to demand the government takes disciplinary measures against Mr Mnali. We want him to leave, he is not fit for his job", he said. | "We have informed the police in Bukoba [capital of Kagera region] that we will be marching through the town to demand the government takes disciplinary measures against Mr Mnali. We want him to leave, he is not fit for his job", he said. |
| 'Abnormal' | 'Abnormal' |
| Union officials have told the BBC that the caning happened in the wake of an ongoing row between the union and the government. | Union officials have told the BBC that the caning happened in the wake of an ongoing row between the union and the government. |
| The teachers had complained that their salaries are often delayed and that they are a denied transfer allowance when they move to a new school. | The teachers had complained that their salaries are often delayed and that they are a denied transfer allowance when they move to a new school. |
| The BBC's John Ngahyoma says the Kagera teachers were told by the DC that they were disturbing the government with their demands and that they were not performing well. | The BBC's John Ngahyoma says the Kagera teachers were told by the DC that they were disturbing the government with their demands and that they were not performing well. |
| Deputy Education Minister Mwantumu Bakari Mahiza told the Tanzanian Broadcasting Corporation that the DC's action was "abnormal". | Deputy Education Minister Mwantumu Bakari Mahiza told the Tanzanian Broadcasting Corporation that the DC's action was "abnormal". |
| She said the DC and the police commissioner should "have their heads examined" and called for a commission to investigate the case. | She said the DC and the police commissioner should "have their heads examined" and called for a commission to investigate the case. |