Published: 12:00 AM, 02 April 2016
Understaffed Naogaon govt primary schools limp along
Academic activities at a considerable number of government primary schools in Naogaon district are being seriously hampered due to an acute shortage of teachers. The crisis is affecting normal functioning of the schools as the vacancy keeps deepening.
The rate at which teachers' recruitment is done every year is very poor compared to the posts vacant. That is why; the authorities are not getting way out of the crisis, which is rather getting worse. Several schools in the district are also continuing academic activities with only 2/3 teachers.
Consequently, guardians are forced to enroll their children in English and Bangla medium kindergartens. District Primary Education Office sources said some 642 posts of teacher, including 109 of headmaster, have remained vacant for long in the government primary schools in nine upazilas of the district, which is increasing every year. Of the head teacher posts, 10 are lying vacant in Atrai upazila, four in Dhamairhat upazila, 14 in sadar upazila, 12 in Niyamatpur upazila, 11 in Patnitola upazila, five in Porsha upazila, nine in Badalgachhi upazila, 18 in Mohadebpur upazila, six in Manda upazila, 14 in Raninagar upazila and six in Sapahar upazila. In some of the schools, assistant teachers are performing duties of the headmasters. Despite willingness to provide standard education, the authorities of the schools are not being able to do so for the teacher crisis. Md Aminul Islam, district primary education officer, said they sent a letter to the Education Ministry seeking immediate appointment to the vacant posts.
-UNB, Naogaon
The rate at which teachers' recruitment is done every year is very poor compared to the posts vacant. That is why; the authorities are not getting way out of the crisis, which is rather getting worse. Several schools in the district are also continuing academic activities with only 2/3 teachers.
Consequently, guardians are forced to enroll their children in English and Bangla medium kindergartens. District Primary Education Office sources said some 642 posts of teacher, including 109 of headmaster, have remained vacant for long in the government primary schools in nine upazilas of the district, which is increasing every year. Of the head teacher posts, 10 are lying vacant in Atrai upazila, four in Dhamairhat upazila, 14 in sadar upazila, 12 in Niyamatpur upazila, 11 in Patnitola upazila, five in Porsha upazila, nine in Badalgachhi upazila, 18 in Mohadebpur upazila, six in Manda upazila, 14 in Raninagar upazila and six in Sapahar upazila. In some of the schools, assistant teachers are performing duties of the headmasters. Despite willingness to provide standard education, the authorities of the schools are not being able to do so for the teacher crisis. Md Aminul Islam, district primary education officer, said they sent a letter to the Education Ministry seeking immediate appointment to the vacant posts.
-UNB, Naogaon
