Following the fourth phase of inspection and visitation of government schools in the Langpangkong range under the jurisdiction of the Sub-Divisional Education Officer (SDEO), Changtongya, the Ao Kaketshir Mungdang (AKM) has highlighted the severe shortage of teachers and lack of proper educational facilities in the schools visited.
In a press release, the AKM informed that the inspection, which began on Tuesday, covered 21 schools from May 19 to 23. During the inspection, the team observed that all the schools were critically short of teachers, with some teachers being transferred to other schools without replacement and some schools with limited classrooms resulting in ineffective teaching and learning.
“Specific cases of concern include GPS Luyimlenden (Kangtsungyimsen), which has only two teachers for since classrooms since 2015. The SMDC and the Village Council have asked the department for deployment of new teachers but there is no response from the department till now. Classes are often canceled due to the shortage of teachers, especially when teachers are required to attend training sessions elsewhere. The lack of teachers has forced students to leave the school as they are unable to receive a proper education with only two teachers,” stated the AKM.
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Similar cases were also detected in other schools including: GHS Kangtsung facing crisis with no Maths teacher since 2021 and no Hindi teacher since 2023; GMS Tuli-A with no English Teacher since 2023; GPS Aopenzu facing shortage in both teachers and classrooms with three teachers since 2022 and only three classrooms available from the year of establishment.
In this regard, the AKM expressed grave concern over the lack of replacement for retired teachers in almost all the schools inspected. It appealed for immediate intervention to address these critical issues and ensure that all schools are adequately staffed to provide equal opportunity and quality education in the rural schools.
“The AKM calls upon the concerned authorities to deploy additional teachers to improve the teacher-to-classroom ratio across all schools and to ensure that classrooms are properly equipped. The AKM also emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive inspection of all schools to assess the full extent of the teacher shortage and to initiate necessary corrective measures promptly,” appealed the student body.
A comprehensive data will be released after all the schools are inspected where necessary actions will be initiated, it further informed.
