Muktsar, January 16
A delegation of government teachers today met Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at Tarmala village in the district and expressed their displeasure at an Education Department’s decision to shift male staff from girls’ schools.
The teachers told the chief minister that the decision had put the school principals in a tight spot.
Principals said it would become difficult for them to run the schools smoothly as there were certain task
s that were assigned to male staff only.
The Chief Minister said he would ask for a reply from higher officials in this regard.
The department decided to shift male teacher from the girls’ schools, citing “safety of girl students” as the reason.
“The construction in schools is managed with the help of schools teachers and management committees. It does not sound nice if I ask a female teacher to deal with masons and labourers,” said Neelam Bala, Principal, Government Girls’ Senior Secondary School, Muktsar.
Another Principal Baljeet Kaur said, “Last year, a girl of my school came in contact with an electricity wire. Had there not been male teachers, the girl would not have survived. She was rushed to hospital, 18 km away from the school, in a few minutes by male teachers.”
A delegation of government teachers today met Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at Tarmala village in the district and expressed their displeasure at an Education Department’s decision to shift male staff from girls’ schools.
The teachers told the chief minister that the decision had put the school principals in a tight spot.
Principals said it would become difficult for them to run the schools smoothly as there were certain task
s that were assigned to male staff only.
The Chief Minister said he would ask for a reply from higher officials in this regard.
The department decided to shift male teacher from the girls’ schools, citing “safety of girl students” as the reason.
“The construction in schools is managed with the help of schools teachers and management committees. It does not sound nice if I ask a female teacher to deal with masons and labourers,” said Neelam Bala, Principal, Government Girls’ Senior Secondary School, Muktsar.
Another Principal Baljeet Kaur said, “Last year, a girl of my school came in contact with an electricity wire. Had there not been male teachers, the girl would not have survived. She was rushed to hospital, 18 km away from the school, in a few minutes by male teachers.”
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