Teachers have rights too — to dignity, to safety, to fair treatment and to be free from harassment. Learn what those rights mean at school, where their limits are, and the routes you can use when they are violated.
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explain the core rights of an educator at work, their limits, and the recourse routes available when they are violated.
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Educator Rights: Dignity, Safety and Recourse
Safe is more than unhurt
A teacher can finish every term without a single bruise and still not be safe at work.
Think of the teacher sworn at in class every day, the one whose photo is mocked in a learners' WhatsApp group, the one a parent threatens at the gate, or the one a colleague keeps cornering in the staffroom. None of them was hit. All of them are being harmed. 🛡️
Knowing your rights is not about being difficult. It is about knowing what you are entitled to, and what you can do when it is taken away.
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