CDSU agitation
Source: The Sangai Express / S Singlianmang Guite
Lamka, May 21 2014 :
Peeved at the Govt's alleged failure to initiate steps, despite a plea, to halt the process of transferring teachers from about 40 schools in the district alongside their posts, the Churachandpur District Students' Union (CDSU) today took possession of around 100 crucial files from the ZEO office here and 10 schools with a strong warning that the same would be burnt if the Government still remains adamant to the plea.
The CDSU has alleged the State Govt of ordering transfer of school teachers along with their posts in hundreds from the district under the guise of 'rationalisation of teachers' leaving almost all the few successful Government-run schools here as good as dead.
Of the transferred posts, 34 were for Science and Mathematics, the CDSU said adding the exercise was nothing but to stall the growth of education in the district by none other than the State Govt itself.
Tuibong Jr H/S, Gandhi Memorial H/S, Bijang Loubuk H/S, New Bazar Government H/S, Vimala Raina H/S, Ccpur Government H/S, Lanva H/S, Rangkai Govt H/S, Vungzagen H/S and Phungkhothang Government H/S are some of the schools that are supposed to be badly affected by the transfer, and that too in the middle of the academic session.
"This is an attempt to crush education in Churachandpur.
It means nothing else," said the CDSU President.
At Tuibuong Govt H/S there are as many as 850 students with 25 teachers, but the exercise will reduce the number of teaching staff and their post to an abysmal 6.One will be retiring soon and that will leave the teacher, students ratio to an unbelievable 1:70.This according to the students' body is why they said the transfer order is an attempt to nib the school going children's fate in the bud in particular and the education system in general.
Other schools will witness similar fate if not worse as most of them will be left to manage with just 4 to 6 teachers.
The student leaders have threatened to burn all the files in their possession any moment if the Government doesn't immediately retract their dubious and destructive ploy against the pillar of the next generation.
'We will do whatever is needed to restore what is due to the students,' said the CDSU even as it hinted on other forms of agitation, which could be worse, if the Government remains adamant even after their burning down the files.