Chhattisgarh School Students Protest Lack of Teachers as Govt Prioritizes Liquor Shops

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School students in Bemetara district, Chhattisgarh, have been protesting outside the district collector's office, demanding teachers for their schools. Despite the start of the new school session, the students have been attending classes without teachers, and their demands are yet to be met. The students, frustrated with the lack of faculty, have submitted a memorandum to the district collector and expressed dissatisfaction with the response they received.

Key Takeaways:

  • There are 10 vacant teaching positions at Swami Atmanand English Medium School, Rathi, in Bemetara district, and no teachers have been appointed.
  • Students have been attending classes on LED TVs, with no subject teachers available for higher secondary classes.
  • The district education officer, Kamal Kapur Banjare, has admitted that the situation is serious and that he is arranging to get a few teachers from other Atmanand schools.
  • The district collector, Ranbir Sharma, has instructed the District Education Officer to make prompt arrangements to deploy teachers in the school at the earliest, but students are dissatisfied with the response.
  • The students criticized the government, pointing out that there seems to be no plan to ensure adequate teachers' availability.
  • The students have been attending school regularly but are forced to rely on digital study materials due to the lack of subject teachers.

Statistics:

  • 10 teaching positions are vacant at Swami Atmanand English Medium School, Rathi.
  • The new school session began over a week ago, but the students still do not have teachers.
  • The students have been attending classes on LED TVs without subject teachers.

Sources:

  • TOI (Times of India) - "Students protest outside collector's office in Chhattisgarh's Bemetara district demanding teachers"
  • local media (quote by district collector Ranbir Sharma) - "Education is of paramount importance and we will get some deputations done so that these vacancies will be filled."