N D LAMA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON THE VERGE OF SHUTTING DOWN
While the rest of the country is moving towards providing better education facilities for our children, other than a selective few schools, majority of the schools in the Darjeeling hills region are providing below-par education, or are on the verge of closing their doors for ever.
One such school – N D Lama Junior High School at Sepoydhura is on the verge of closing its doors, after the school failing to pay salary to the teachers for the past 3 years.
According to sources, the school which was inaugurated with much fanfare by Kurseong MLA Dr. Rohit Sharma in 2012, employed one teacher each from Tindharey and Chunbhatti, and two teachers each from Sepoydhura and Chunbhatti, however none of the teachers have been paid any salary.
Lack of income has forced some teachers to seek work elsewhere, while four teachers are teaching the students by spending money from their own pockets.
When asked why they would teach for free for the past 3 years, one of the teacher responds, “look at these children, where are they going to go? Their parents cannot afford to send them to schools in Tindharey, or Sukuna or Siliguri… if we stop coming to school what will happen to them?”
What is more shocking is the fact that the teachers, who were appointed after clearing due exams, in addition to not getting any salary have to contribute money themselves to run the school. Imagine having to buy chalk, attendance register, examination papers and so on.
"Shame on GTA Education department which has failed to provide even basic facilities to these teachers and jeopardized the future of the students. " writes DC
Will the Sabhasad concerned take responsibility and expali why these teachers are yet to be paid?
[Source: DC With inputs from Himalaya Darpan]
While the rest of the country is moving towards providing better education facilities for our children, other than a selective few schools, majority of the schools in the Darjeeling hills region are providing below-par education, or are on the verge of closing their doors for ever.
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| N D Lama Junior High School under GTA about to Shut Down |
According to sources, the school which was inaugurated with much fanfare by Kurseong MLA Dr. Rohit Sharma in 2012, employed one teacher each from Tindharey and Chunbhatti, and two teachers each from Sepoydhura and Chunbhatti, however none of the teachers have been paid any salary.
Lack of income has forced some teachers to seek work elsewhere, while four teachers are teaching the students by spending money from their own pockets.
When asked why they would teach for free for the past 3 years, one of the teacher responds, “look at these children, where are they going to go? Their parents cannot afford to send them to schools in Tindharey, or Sukuna or Siliguri… if we stop coming to school what will happen to them?”
What is more shocking is the fact that the teachers, who were appointed after clearing due exams, in addition to not getting any salary have to contribute money themselves to run the school. Imagine having to buy chalk, attendance register, examination papers and so on.
"Shame on GTA Education department which has failed to provide even basic facilities to these teachers and jeopardized the future of the students. " writes DC
Will the Sabhasad concerned take responsibility and expali why these teachers are yet to be paid?
[Source: DC With inputs from Himalaya Darpan]
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