{"id":50870,"date":"2024-01-11T14:39:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/aweil-east-teachers-threaten-legal-action-against-finance-committee"},"modified":"2024-01-11T15:29:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T15:29:35","slug":"aweil-east-teachers-threaten-legal-action-against-finance-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/aweil-east-teachers-threaten-legal-action-against-finance-committee","title":{"rendered":"Aweil East teachers threaten legal action against finance committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>Teachers in Aweil East County are contemplating legal action against the finance committee responsible for disbursing their salaries since December.<\/p>\n<p>Several educators revealed to Sudans Post on Monday that a significant portion of their salaries was unexpectedly reduced without any clear explanation.<\/p>\n<p>Nicolas Agany Deng, a teacher at Aweil National Secondary School and part of the protesting group, expressed shock upon discovering the salary deductions.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized their intent to investigate the reason behind the cuts and stated their readiness to pursue legal recourse if satisfactory answers are not provided.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe urge the leadership of the Higher Education authority in Juba, led by Madam Awut Deng Achuil, to intervene and resolve this matter,\u201d Agany stated.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted disparities in salary distribution, citing instances where teachers in different grades received vastly different remunerations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeachers in higher grades received 98,000 SSP, while those in Grade 7, for instance, received significantly less. This discrepancy is unacceptable,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n<p>Deng Agoth, another protester, echoed these concerns, condemning the committee\u2019s actions and expressing dissatisfaction with the treatment they had received.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that they had sought assistance from state education officials, who pledged to investigate the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to contact the accused committee for their response were unsuccessful, as they did not respond to calls seeking clarification on the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The issue has sparked unrest among teachers in Aweil East County, prompting discussions about possible legal action to address the salary discrepancies and demanding accountability from the finance committee responsible for the disbursement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\">South-Sudan<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Sudan. Teachers in Aweil East County are contemplating legal action against the finance committee responsible for disbursing their salaries since December. Several educators revealed to Sudans Post on Monday that a significant portion of their salaries was unexpectedly reduced without any clear explanation. 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