Out of 308 teachers that were deployed to Chama district in 2022, 44 have left the district on transfer citing medical reasons, among others. Government employed 30,000 teachers in 2022 and Chama district was allocated 308.
Chama district education standards officer Andrew Mkandawire said the district has already lost some of the newly recruited teachers, mainly on medical grounds.
Mr Mkandawire said people are using the district just to get recruited into Government, after which they leave on transfers on grounds of having medical conditions that require specialised treatment.
He said the district currently has schools where one teacher is managing six classes as a result of the shortage of educators.
-Zambia Daily Mail