Shortage of teachers plagues govt. schools in Tzürangkong range

Our Correspondent
Mokokchung, Sep. 18 (EMN): The Tzürangkong Students’ Conference (TKM) initiated a joint meeting with the Tzürangkong Senso Mungdang, Tzürangkong Watsü Mungdang, school management and development committees from all affected villages and parent body at Chungtiayimsen Tatar Salang on September 17.

In the meeting, the house unanimously decided to take joint actions until their “demand for sufficient teachers in all schools” is met.

The joint meeting was called to deliberate on the deficit of teachers in government schools under Tzürangkong range and no positive response from the department of School Education to the May 10 protest demanding sufficient government school teachers.

The meeting focused on the “imbalanced distribution of teachers” in Nagaland government schools where the members shared that some schools have excess teachers that they don’t even know their own colleagues, while others are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a new teacher.

According to them, the government schools in the Tzürangkong range of Mokokchung district have fewer teachers than classrooms. They asserted that despite frequently speaking about the urgent need for enough teachers, led by the range’s apex student body– TKM, teachers, local students’ bodies and students– their voices have been disregarded and that the schools are “yet to see the light of day.”

It may be noted that on May 10, the schools in the range led by TKM staged a demonstration demanding for deputation of more teachers in Tzürangkong range. They claimed that despite the rationalisation orders were passed on papers, the teachers have not to submit their joining reports.

“We are yet to see a new teacher with their joining report,” they said. They even asserted that some of the teachers from the range had actually been transferred to other places even after the protest.

“The TKM has been tirelessly working in all levels with the higher authorities, but the outcome has been quite disheartening up to this point,” said TKM president Imlisunep Longkumer.

The president shared his skepticism that some representatives from the department of School Education may be under the influence of political figures and claimed that it contributed to the teacher shortage.

According to him, those issues should be left to the department’s designated officials to handle whatever they deem fit.

The meeting concluded with all groups agreeing to work together to fight for the community’s cause and to ensure that quality teachers and learning are provided in all schools within Tzürangkong range.