Monday 3 February 2014

Transferring male staff Teachers’ unions flay govt policy

Ludhiana, February 2
Teacher unions have demanded an implementation of concrete policy for taking decisions on sensitive issues such as shifting of male teachers from girl’s school. Representatives of teachers’ unions alleged that every education minister imposes his personal decisions on teachers and such decision often changes with the appointment of new education minister.


Ramanjit Singh from the Democratic Teacher Front, said, “It was the education minister’s decision to shift the male staff from girl’s school. He is not in the capacity to take such decisions. If there is any problem regarding this, a committee of experts including psychologists should be constituted. How can a single person take such a decision?”

“Such decisions are subject to change. The next education minister will again change the rule. We demand that government should make a concrete policy to take such decisions, so that individuals do not impose their personal decision on thousands of teachers. The education system is suffering due to such decisions,” said Ramanjit.

“There should be a debate in the assembly. Around 40,000 male teachers have been serving in the Education Department of the state. With the implementation of this decision, the government has shifted only 411 teachers across the Punjab. This decision has dotted the image of teachers in society. The next education minister will change the decision again, so who will listen to the voice of these 411 shifted teachers?” said the president of the Master Cadre Union.

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