26 teachers suspended in Poonch, education suffers

Nitesh Sangral	5/21/2011 8:15:03 PM
JAMMU, May 21: Director School Education (DSE), Jammu Gulzar Qureshi has recently suspended 29 staff members of different educational institutes in Poonch who were found absent from duty. Suspended include 16 teachers, who were not present in the school at the time of inspection by the team of the officials led by Qureshi, but so far no new teachers have been deployed, which has made education to suffer. It is pertinent to mention to here that the after receiving number of complaints, officials from the education department has started a pattern of surprise checks in different parts of the Jammu region. Source said that now these posts are vacant, and so far none of the teachers have been deployed there making education to suffer. The department has claimed that they are providing free uniforms and books to the students’ upto middle school, but what about the basic facilities of desk besides other required things. They further said that some of the buildings of school are in worst condition and our children studying under life thread. Shambu Nath resident of Poonch, he said we are welcome that step taken by the education department. The education department should have deployed teachers instead of them. However, DSE, Jammu Gulzar Qureshi refused to comment on said issue and straightly cut the phone.