THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO COMBINED SECOND TO EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA teachers (those who teach braille and sign language) being in urban areas only as well as preference to attend the traditional initiation schools. 195. Corruption on the part of government officials results in poor construction of schools and in some cases, total failure of construction. In the case of Ministry of education v Thuto Ntsekhe PST 3/2015 a public servant was dismissed for her involvement in corruption which ended in the ministry of education losing 17 Million Maloti for schools which were reported to have been constructed to finality while in essence there was no construction at all. 196. The other challenge is that of high rate of teacher absenteeism. In the case of Moeketsi Mokhobalo v Teaching Service Commission and 3 others C OF A CIV/2/2015 a teacher challenged the decision of the Teaching Service Commission to stop his salary due to absenteeism. The case was however dismissed. 197. Another challenge is sexual harassment of students by teachers is high both at primary and high school levels. The government of Lesotho has adopted both disciplinary and criminal prosecution measures against teachers who are involved in these acts. The case of Sechaba Tsolo v Teaching Service Tribunal and 3 Others CIV/ APN/ 2014 is one of the cases in which criminal measures have been taken. A teacher was dismissed for sexual harassment of a female learner. The criminal case in this regard is still pending before the magistrate court in Maseru. 198. Early, child and forced marriages also contribute to the high rate of girl children who drop out of school. Measures to deal with child marriages are discussed in part B of this report. 199. Despite prohibition of corporal punishment by the Education Act, there are still some teachers who administer corporal punishment which sometimes lead to learners dropping out of school. Higher Education 83