Teachers put on election duty, students left in the lurch
26 Jan 2015 11:29 PM GMT
While Delhi is gearing up for the forthcoming assembly elections, not only students are bearing the brunt but government school teachers have also been put on “election duty.”
“Almost 60-70 percent teachers are on election duty. Whether it is on counting or be attendees on the election day, many teachers of government school have been asked to do the duty. Furthermore, pre-board examinations are still on. The absence of teachers in schools are severely affecting the students,” said a member of governing body of a government school in North Delhi.
The member further said that before the duty, teachers have to attend four-day training session which is compulsory. Also, seminars by State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) for teachers are also compulsory to attend.
“If teachers are busy with seminars or election duties, schools should be closed. Who will take
classes in school?” argued D K Taneja, president of Delhi Parents’ Association.
As per recent data, there are 1,037 government schools in the national Capital and around 1.25 lakh teachers are employed in the same.
“Even heads of the department are being called for election duties. There are very few teachers in schools to take classes or properly monitor examination,” said DK Taneja.
“Almost 60-70 percent teachers are on election duty. Whether it is on counting or be attendees on the election day, many teachers of government school have been asked to do the duty. Furthermore, pre-board examinations are still on. The absence of teachers in schools are severely affecting the students,” said a member of governing body of a government school in North Delhi.
The member further said that before the duty, teachers have to attend four-day training session which is compulsory. Also, seminars by State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) for teachers are also compulsory to attend.
“If teachers are busy with seminars or election duties, schools should be closed. Who will take
classes in school?” argued D K Taneja, president of Delhi Parents’ Association.
As per recent data, there are 1,037 government schools in the national Capital and around 1.25 lakh teachers are employed in the same.
“Even heads of the department are being called for election duties. There are very few teachers in schools to take classes or properly monitor examination,” said DK Taneja.
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