15/06/2025
MCSS Volunteer Teachers Announce Peaceful Protest Monday; Accuse Government of Being Close- mouthed on Vetted Employment, Salaries
Volunteer Teachers of the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) have announced the staging of what they described a peaceful protest on Monday, June 16, 2025, at the MCSS Central Office in Monrovia.
In a release late Sunday, the volunteer teachers disclosed that their planned action is triggered by the Liberian government's continous silence to longstanding issues, including unemployment and salaries, which were promised some months ago.
The teachers said they have already been vetted and verified by the Civil Service Agency in consonance with the March 27, 2025 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), and other national stakeholders.
Despite the MOU, the group of professionals expressed frustration over the government’s alleged failure to implement its commitments enshrined in the document.
The volunteer teachers stressed that the government is yet to employ vetted volunteer teachers, pace us on the official government payroll by the end of May 2025 as promised, and communicate any explanation or progress update regarding the implementation of the MOU among others.
"We have served faithfully and without compensation—hoping for change, honoring our duties, and trusting the system. Now, we feel abandoned, ignored, and betrayed," the release stated.
They are therefore demanding the immediate employment of all vetted MCSS volunteer teachers, payroll inclusion without delay, with appropriate compensation and benefits, transparent communication from the MoE and CSA regarding why the MOU has not been honored, respect for their sacrifices and recognition of the essential role they play in Liberia’s education system.
While calling on the media, students, civil society groups, and the Liberian public to stand in solidarity with them,, the MCSS Volunteer Teachers also promised that the protest will be peaceful, patriotic, and necessary.
"We are not asking for favors—we are demanding the basic right to employment and dignity," the teachers declared.