With teachers on poll duty, govt schools in Ludhiana wear a deserted look - Hindustan Times
close_game
close_game

With teachers on poll duty, govt schools in Ludhiana wear a deserted look

Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | By
Sep 19, 2018 08:53 AM IST

Around 5,000 government school teachers from across the district have been deputed on polling duty.

A day before the zila parishad and panchayat samiti polls, government schools in Ludhiana wore a deserted look as the teachers were sent to collect polling material from designated venues on Tuesday.

At some of the schools, principals merged the classes so that the remaining staff could teach the students.(Gurminder Singh/HT)
At some of the schools, principals merged the classes so that the remaining staff could teach the students.(Gurminder Singh/HT)

At some of the schools, principals merged the classes so that the remaining staff could teach the students.

Hindustan Times - your fastest source for breaking news! Read now.

Around 5,000 government school teachers from across the district have been deputed on polling duty.

The development comes when the faculty have to make the students revise syllabus ahead of the summative assessment-1 examinations scheduled to begin on September 24.

At Government Model Senior Secondary School, Cemetery Road, 17 teachers of Classes 6-12 have been deployed at election duty due to which the remaining 13 teachers are taking the lectures.

One of the teacher said, “We have combined the sections to maintain discipline in the school. The problem was only for one day, so, the other staff managed to take the classes.”

Another teacher said, “It is difficult to manage the classes with only three teachers in the school against the 17 sanctioned posts.”

The situation was no different at the Government High School, Jaspal Bangar, where three teachers were handling five classes of 400 students. The existing staff said, “It was a task to handle a huge strength. The government must depute regular staff from other departments to conduct elections so that students don’t suffer.”

At Government Senior Secondary School, Nasrali, only two teachers managed to conduct the classes of students from 6 to 12, while at the Government Primary School, Dugri, which has a strength of 375 students, out of 10 regular teachers, seven have been deputed on poll duty.

SHARE THIS ARTICLE ON
Share this article
SHARE
Story Saved
Live Score
OPEN APP
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
New Delhi 0C
Friday, March 29, 2024
Start 14 Days Free Trial Subscribe Now
Follow Us On