Amritsar, February 2
A teachers’ delegation today met Cabinet Minister Anil Joshi to express their resentment against the recent orders of the government regarding the shifting of male teachers from Government Girl Senior Secondary Schools in the district.
The move came about after instances of some male teachers in schools at Moga, Ludhiana and Gurdaspur were allegedly involved in outraging the modesty of students came to light. It prompted the state government to instruct the Education Department to conduct in-house assessment of replacing male teachers. However, the move has irked various teacher organizations, who are up in arms against the government. Some of these organisations are the Government School Lecturers Union, Government Teachers’ Union, Democratic Teachers’ Front and Government School Teachers’ Union.
They argued that the decision would not only disturb the academic set- up in schools, but would also bring a bad name to the entire male teaching community.
Following instructions from the state government, the Education Department has prepared a report that 48 male teachers could be shifted from various government girls senior secondary schools in the district.
There are about 1,500 government schools in the district, including 419 secondary schools. Of these 419, 385 schools are co-ed, 22 girl schools and 12 for boys in the district.
Notably, the move has also been flayed by many female teachers who are expected to be shifted to other schools. One such female teacher, on the condition of anonymity, said it was an unexpected reaction from the state government. “Instead of taking action against the accused and granting exemplary punishment to them, the government is hell bent on upseting the entire set-up,” she said.
The delegation reasoned that female teachers can not stay longer in the evening on the school premises to carry out maintenance and other works in the buildings. Even in case of educational tours, male teachers come handy to communicate with persons from outside.
“In the current scenario, it is necessary to educate the students, especially, girls on conducting themselves in a mixed environment to be successful in professional life. Upbringing of students in alienation may infuse a hesitation towards the other sex which would remain in the rest of their lives,” said a teacher Vipan Kumar, who was part of the delegation.
A teachers’ delegation today met Cabinet Minister Anil Joshi to express their resentment against the recent orders of the government regarding the shifting of male teachers from Government Girl Senior Secondary Schools in the district.
The move came about after instances of some male teachers in schools at Moga, Ludhiana and Gurdaspur were allegedly involved in outraging the modesty of students came to light. It prompted the state government to instruct the Education Department to conduct in-house assessment of replacing male teachers. However, the move has irked various teacher organizations, who are up in arms against the government. Some of these organisations are the Government School Lecturers Union, Government Teachers’ Union, Democratic Teachers’ Front and Government School Teachers’ Union.
They argued that the decision would not only disturb the academic set- up in schools, but would also bring a bad name to the entire male teaching community.
Following instructions from the state government, the Education Department has prepared a report that 48 male teachers could be shifted from various government girls senior secondary schools in the district.
There are about 1,500 government schools in the district, including 419 secondary schools. Of these 419, 385 schools are co-ed, 22 girl schools and 12 for boys in the district.
Notably, the move has also been flayed by many female teachers who are expected to be shifted to other schools. One such female teacher, on the condition of anonymity, said it was an unexpected reaction from the state government. “Instead of taking action against the accused and granting exemplary punishment to them, the government is hell bent on upseting the entire set-up,” she said.
The delegation reasoned that female teachers can not stay longer in the evening on the school premises to carry out maintenance and other works in the buildings. Even in case of educational tours, male teachers come handy to communicate with persons from outside.
“In the current scenario, it is necessary to educate the students, especially, girls on conducting themselves in a mixed environment to be successful in professional life. Upbringing of students in alienation may infuse a hesitation towards the other sex which would remain in the rest of their lives,” said a teacher Vipan Kumar, who was part of the delegation.
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