Headmistresses of two Government schools in Sundargarh faced music for closing their schools before time and their salary for July was withheld. Besides, an assistant teacher also faced action for staying on unauthorised leave.
On July 29, lepripada Block Education Officer Sarangdhar Bariah had gone for inspection of teachers training at Gundiadih and while he was returning, he found Saletikra Primary School of Giringkela panchayat was locked around 3.40 pm and the Giringkela Upper Primary School was closed around 3.50 pm before the usual closing hour of 4 pm.
While inquiring there, the lepripada BEO came to know that headmistress Hiranyamayi Patel of Saletikjra Primary School had left for her residence while Jyotsnamayi Sahu, headmistress of Giringkela Upper Primary School, had closed the school before closing hour as per her sweet will. The lepripada BEO issued show cause to both headmistresses and withheld their salary. Assistant teacher Madanmohan Naik was on leave on that day but the leave had not been sanctioned. The BEO marked it as unauthorized absence of Naik. Significantly, the headmasters of eleven schools and seven Cluster Resource Center Coordinator (CRCC) of lepripada block in Sundargarh had been served show cause notice on July 11 by BEO Bariah for not bringing 11 meritorious students to appear in a scholarship exam which was held on July 10.