SEECC urges Govt to exempt teachers from election duties

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 17: School Education Employees Co-Ordination Committee (SEECC) (A) has appealed to State Administration and Chief Executive Officer J&K Shaleen Kabra to exempt the Lecturers, Masters and Teachers from the election duty during the State local bodies and Panchayat polls as per the direction of the court.
Addressing a meeting of teachers, State chairman of SEECC (A), Amar Nath Thakur said that three months would be wasted in conducting the election at the peak season of studies of the students, particularly higher classes. “Besides the fact that students of 12th classes have to prepare for early examination and other competitive exams, the teachers also have to give result after the end of year and if the later remain on election duty, syllabus would not be completed in summer zone and ultimately students will have to face the consequences in the examination,” he explained .
He also gave reference of the court direction, according to which the Government should not engage the teachers in election, census or any other duties at the cost of students’ studies.

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