THE TT Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA), the teacher’s union, condemned any sexual misconduct perpetrated by school teachers on their pupils, in a statement to Newsday on December 22.

TTUTA president Crystal Ashe said schools must be safe zones for children.

Under the headline “Probe into touchy teachers,” Newsday on December 18 had reported 16 allegations of sexual abuse levelled against some five teachers in the 2024 Teaching Service Commission (TSC) annual report. In the report one primary school teacher had five allegations of abuse made against him, while another primary teacher was accused of two cases of abuse and another primary teacher accused of one incident of sexual misconduct.