Dimapur, Nov. 29 (EMN): Students of a government high school in a village in Noklak district are said to be struggling with unfinished syllabus thanks to ‘irregular’ teachers even as examinations draw closer and the academic session for the year about to conclude too.
The Khiamniungan Students’ Union issued a press release on Thursday remarking that ‘despite sufficiency of teachers, there is insufficiency of teachers in the classrooms to teach the students’ at the government high school (GHS) of Chiphur.
The union said to have met with Thsoiphu Students’ Union, Thsoiphu Village Council and the school’s managing members, on Nov. 22 to discuss the condition of the school.
‘It has been learned that despite several appeals and request by the Thsoiphu Students’ Union, the high school at Chiphur continues to be neglected both by the teachers and the department in concern. Irregularities of teachers posted at GHS of Chiphur have created untold hardship and burdens on the students’ community,’ the union stated.
The union informed that the academic session for 2018 is coming to a close and students are gearing up for the final examinations but the course is yet to be completed. ‘It is very saddening to learn that most of the syllabus has been left uncovered. This leaves the students in dilemma, to appear their examinations. Non coverage of syllabus even in the lower section classes i.e., middle section have left the students in confusion about their examinations.’
The union also alleged that ‘almost 80% of science syllabus’ had been ‘left uncovered as the teacher in concern’ was on leave and resigned later with the reliever yet to be appointed and another science teacher attending the class only for one day this academic session without any proper leave.’
Further, the union stated further that major portions of various subjects are yet to be taught ‘due to irregularities of the teachers.’
The press release stated: ‘Despite the sufficiency of teachers appointed at GHS Chiphur, there is insufficiency of teachers in the classrooms to teach the students. The KSU questions the department that how can we expect the students to perform well in their examinations when there is no teacher present to teach them?’
