The school education system seems to be completely paralysed in the district with the District Education Officer (DEO) admitting that as many as 353 teachers’ post in various categories are lying vacant.
The response of the DEO came pursuant to a direction issued to him by the School and Mass Education Department. The whole exercise of the inter departmental correspondence has been continuing pursuant to a direction issued by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on a petition filed by rights campaigner Radhakanta Tripathy.
As per the DEO’s report 130 vacant posts of Head Masters, 104 posts of Trained Graduate teachers for Arts, 11 posts of Trained Graduate teachers of Chemistry, Biology and Zoology, 80 posts of Hindi Trained teachers and 28 posts of Physical Education teachers in the district are lying vacant.
The petitioner stated that in Mathadiha High School of Chandbali block the students are deprived of education due to the lack of teachers as the school has only three teachers against the sanctioned strength of eight.
Now, the School and Mass Education Department will report to the Commission as to what action has been taken by to address the issues.