TTUTA fears parental responsibility law may expand teachers’ duties

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Bavita GopaulchanJournalist at Guardian

June 7, 2026

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The Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers’ Association (TTUTA) is raising concerns that educators could be assigned responsibilities outside their existing job functions under the Government’s proposed parental responsibility legislation aimed at tackling school violence and student indiscipline.

Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Friday announced to the Parliament that a parental responsibility framework would be among the key pieces of legislation her administration intends to introduce during the current parliamentary term.

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