Gujarat: Students Gherao DEO, Demand Regular Teachers

Last Update: Jan 01, 2023, 10:45 AM IST

In the video clip, an answer sheet has a message from a student complaining that there is no science and maths teacher in the school (Representational image)

In the video clip, an answer sheet has a message from a student complaining that there is no science and maths teacher in the school (Representational image)

Panchmahal DEO Jignesh Patel reached Shri Mahajan English School in Nadisar village after a video clip went viral in the district.

Students of a school gheraoed Panchmahal district on Friday education Officer (DEO) and even locked the main gate of the school, demanding that the government should appoint regular teachers in Science and Mathematics for classes IX and X.

Panchmahal DEO Jignesh Patel reached Shri Mahajan English School located in Nadisar village on Thursday after a video clip went viral in the district.

An answer sheet in the video clip contains the message of a student complaining that the school does not have a science and maths teacher, who will be responsible if the students fail in these two subjects?

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When the DEO was about to leave the school, the students gheraoed his car demanding immediate appointment of regular teachers for both the subjects, they also locked the main gate of the school premises so that he could not leave without the promised appointment Can

DEO Patel told IANS, “The science and maths teachers are on leave for more than a month, now the school will provide a guest teacher (migrant teacher) who will complete the remaining syllabus before the board exams.”

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