Principals must build quality relations

It is extremely disturbing however when schools are no longer places of nurture and rapidly deteriorating into “non example” behaviour to children.

Monday night I observed parents in their quest to air concerns about a teacher on the television news. While I understand their concerns, I also have the following concerns. It is common present day workplace human resource policy to build relations between employers and employees. What is the quality of the relationship between that teacher and her principal?

Some of the behaviour that the parent described of the teacher may require introduction of an objective observer into that situation, as it may not be inappropriate if the environment in which the teacher functions is one of a stressful staff relationship.

I say this because secondary schools today are gated communities where you meet the security first.

Yet, I note that the television camera presented pictures of the school and the parent group sitting in a room apparently on the school compound while having an interaction with the television reporter.

Certainly, such could not be done without the knowledge of the school administrators. I ask again,what is the human resource policy of that school administrator with his/her teachers.

Moreover, if the relationship at the upper level is problematic then surely the relationship at the teacher student level will generally face problems. Principals must help teachers build their capacity.

It is their function. There are heads of departments at many secondary schools who can assist. Principals must build quality staff relationships with all teachers.