MONROVIA, LIBERIA-The Civil Service Agency (CSA) has begun verifying the number of volunteer teachers teaching at the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS).

 It followed Tuesday’s protest by students of MCSS in central Monrovia for the government to absorb striking volunteer teachers on its payroll.

According to a Finance Ministry release, a high-level meeting involving the Ministry of Finance & Development Planning (MFDP), Civil Service Agency (CSA), and the Ministry of Education was convened on Tuesday to review the plight of the students.

The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Finance, Augustine Ngafuan, and attended by the Minister of Education and Co-Chair of the MCSS Board, Dr. Jarso Jallah, and the Director General of the CSA, Josiah Joekai, as well as relevant officials from the three institutions.

At the meeting, it was agreed that CSA would begin the deployment of teams of verifiers across all MCSS schools to vet and validate the list of volunteer teachers presented by the MCSS Superintendent.

The verification process is expected to be conducted over three weeks, and all those deemed as duly vetted shall be regularized on the Government’s Payroll.

It said:” The benefiting teachers will be entitled to all benefits as regular teachers within the public school system.”

Meanwhile, the Government is calling on all MCSS teachers and students to resume classes as it takes action to address issues and challenges within the MCSS.