{"id":5046,"date":"2026-08-05T06:53:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T06:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=5046"},"modified":"2026-08-05T07:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T07:00:30","slug":"npa-demands-public-apology-from-tsc-ceo-over-remarks-to-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/?p=5046","title":{"rendered":"NPA Demands Public Apology from TSC CEO Over Remarks to Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>NPA Demands Public Apology from TSC CEO Over Remarks to Parents<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre><strong>By Jeff Kizzilah Digital Editor\u00a0<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>The National Parents Association (NPA) has called on the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Evelyn Mittey, to issue a public apology over remarks the association says unfairly portrayed parents as problematic stakeholders in Kenya&#8217;s education sector.<\/p>\n<p>In a detailed statement, the NPA said it values its long-standing partnership with TSC but expressed concern that addressing parents through media statements instead of established consultation channels risks damaging the collaborative relationship between parents and teachers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260805-WA0108.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5050\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260805-WA0108-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260805-WA0108-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260805-WA0108-1024x961.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260805-WA0108-768x721.jpg 768w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG-20260805-WA0108.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe association argued that parents are central stakeholders in education, emphasizing their role in raising learners, supporting schools, and contributing to the financing of the education system through taxes.<\/p>\n<p>NPA maintained that concerns involving parents should be addressed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WA_1785912421152.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5047\" src=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WA_1785912421152-300x230.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WA_1785912421152-300x230.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/livenation254.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WA_1785912421152.jpeg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> through formal engagement with the association rather than public warnings.<\/p>\n<p>The association further stated that learner discipline is primarily a professional responsibility entrusted to trained teachers, while issues such as school fees fall under the Ministry of Education&#8217;s mandate. It also rejected claims that parents influence teacher transfers, saying there is no credible evidence to support such allegations.<br \/>\nNPA urged TSC to:<\/p>\n<p>Publicly apologize to parents over the reported remarks.<br \/>\nStop issuing warnings to parents through the media.<\/p>\n<p>Recognize parents as equal partners in the education sector.<br \/>\nUse structured dialogue through the National Parents Association.<br \/>\nStrengthen collaboration between parents and teachers for the benefit of learners.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The association concluded by reaffirming its commitment to constructive engagement with TSC, the Ministry of Education, and other stakeholders, stating that &#8220;teachers and parents are partners, not opponents,&#8221; and calling for unity in advancing the best interests of every Kenyan child.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NPA Demands Public Apology from TSC CEO Over Remarks to Parents &nbsp; By Jeff Kizzilah Digital Editor\u00a0 The National Parents Association (NPA) has called on&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5046"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5052,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5046\/revisions\/5052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livenation254.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}