the goan I network
SANGUEM
Parents of primary students studying at Government Primary School in Kalay on Monday led an agitation to the ADEI Office in Sanguem, demanding the immediate appointment of an additional teacher at the school.
The parents led by Sarpanch Kishor Gauns Dessai bitterly criticized the department for not sanctioning the additional teacher to the school despite frequent demands since last year.
Speaking to The Goan, Dessai informed that the government primary school at Kalay has enrollment figures of 85 students and is manned by two regular and one para teacher, as against the requirement of four regular teachers.
“It is highly impossible for two teachers to teach four classes. The third teacher is a para teacher and takes up only English subject for the four classes,” claimed
Dessai.
“One regular teacher deployed at the school has gone of long leave. But the department has not provided a replacement, thereby making the students suffer to a great extent,” Dessai added.
On being confronted by parents, the Sanguem ADEI assured to look into the matter but the parents were not ready to disperse till they got an assurance from the Director of Education.
The ADEI later called on an education official and the official, after hearing the parent’s grievances directed the ADEI to depute an additional teacher to the school on an urgent basis.
According to sources, the ADEI promised to depute an additional teacher latest by Wednesday.
On hearing this, the agitated parents finally dispersed, but threatened to come back if the issue was not resolved by Wednesday.
