Schooling crisis in Haryana due to teacher shortage triggers protests
2 years, 3 months ago

Schooling crisis in Haryana due to teacher shortage triggers protests

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 06, 2022 09:40 IST Samita is a teacher at a school in Shahpuriya village, Sirsa district, Haryana. Under this system, government middle schools with fewer than 20 students in Classes 6 to 8 and high schools with fewer than 25 students in Classes 9 to 12 will be merged with the nearest middle, high, or higher secondary school within a 3 km radius. On September 27, students and their guardians locked up the gates of the Government Girls Senior Secondary School at Nindana, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s ancestral village in Meham Division, in protest against the teacher shortage. On September 16, students from the middle school and high schools in Kharakbhura village, Jind, protested against the lack of teachers. Four days later, students of the Government Girls Senior Secondary School at Bahu Akbarpur village in Rohtak district locked the school gates and blocked the Delhi-Hisar national highway.

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India Today  

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