Students protest transfer of teacher
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, October 26 2023:
Students of Bengoon Higher Secondary School, Mayang imphal on Thursday staged protest in front of the School denouncing the transfer of Zoology teacher Liyakat Ali before completion of syllabus while also demanding revocation of the transfer order before October 29.Speaking to the media, a student representative commended the initiatives under education minister Th Basanta Kumar to uplift the education sector in the state while also regretting the time the students lost during Covid-19 pandemic and in the on-going conflict.
Informing that the School has been facing shortages of teachers especially Physics and Chemistry, the student representative added that of the two Zoology teachers one is a Kuki and therefore the present crisis has compelled him to take leave.
Ironically, the government issued a transfer order of the other teacher on October 18.The representative stated that the Zoology teacher who is also the principal in-charge of the School has dedicated in all possible ways to uplift the condition of the School.
It is because of his efforts that the School now has a total of 350 students, the representative said while appealing to authorities concerned to withdraw the transfer order.