Imphal, February 11 2009: Members of the All Manipur Government Higher Secondary Lecturers Welfare Association (AMGHSLWA) may stay away from the coming High School and Higher Secondary School leaving certificate examinations if the suspension order of the six secondary schools principals by the government is not revoked by February 20, according to a demand made to the government by the teachers' body.

Addressing a press meet today at the TG Higher Secondary School, the AMGHSLWA vice-president M Debendro held the state education director (S) and joint director of the planning department responsible for raking up the issue which results to the suspension of six principals and two teachers and making them a scapegoat while contending that a disciplinary action against the two officers be initiated and remove the director from his post.

Debendro demanded that the suspended principals and teachers be revoked within February 20 so as to enable them perform their duties in the coming high school and higher secondary examinations as usual.

He said that if the government doesn't adhere to the demand and in case no action has been taken within the stipulated date, the teachers' association will decide on February 21whether to stay away or not from the coming higher examination which has been slated to be held from February 27 .

Secretary of the Association M Joykumar, who also spoke during the press meet, urged the government and the militant groups to grant liberty to teachers in their works who are striving to make students to become useful citizens.

He also asks how the students of the six secondary schools would like to take their exam without the blessing from their respective principals while urging the concerned authority to revoke the suspension order so that the principals may discharge their duties as usual.

He further asks how the teachers would perform their duties without the principals who, to them, are like their parents while appealing the Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues to consider the revocation of the six suspended principals.

It may be mentioned that there are altogether 34 higher secondary schools in the state including seven recently up-graded higher secondary schools.

There are 500 teachers on regular basis while another 340 teachers are there on part-time basis presently in the state.

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