There is a unique characteristic in some of our learning institutions where certain teachers, staff, and even students play an espionage (spies) role on behalf of the school administration. These individuals are often appointed by the administrators themselves to act as spies. Some of them may even be related to the administrators and are properly remunerated for their role as informers.
There are administrators who lack confidence and are completely suspicious of any conversation or actions within the school compound. These individuals, often known as cloak-and-dagger agents, report periodically to the administration and are held in very high esteem.
What worries some administrators includes issues such as maladministration, abdication of responsibilities, and general suspicion. There are teachers and other members of the spy network who may disguise themselves and introduce specific motions to gauge what staff members are thinking. These are the “Big Man’s people,” who operate under the radar and are sometimes referred to as “Deep State members.”
Some of the information they relay might not always be accurate and, therefore, requires administrators to conduct their own independent research. In the same institution, we also have counterintelligence agents who identify and counter espionage activities within the school.
To minimize indiscipline in schools, administrators must appoint students with undercover roles to report serious issues, such as plans to set the school on fire, drug use, and other forms of misbehavior. As the principal, one should not simply sit back but should actively institute structures to aid in administration. They must go ahead and perform evaluations, reviewing objectively and credibly so that informed decisions can be made.
On the other hand, if these spies are not protected with confidentiality, their lives may be in jeopardy. The meaningful utilization of espionage information should be aimed at improving our institutions, not for mere witch-hunts or victimization.
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Some reports reaching the school administration could reflect flaws within the school itself, which could be immensely helpful to the administrators and might even demand reforms in certain school systems. All administrators should recognize that the future of the school is in their hands and should make every effort to ensure that the school helps them become role-model administrators.
By Hillary Muhalya.
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