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Students made to labor at Pulwama School
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Wednesday, 9 April 2014
8:43 pm
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Pulwama: In one of the
government run schools in a Pulwama village of South Kashmir, the
administration forces students to labour instead of teaching them.
The Government
Boys and Girls Higher Secondary School Rohomo in the southern district is
undergoing some construction work and students – who come to school to study –
are made to work during their study hours.
The Higher
Secondary – established eight years ago – is in total mess. The principal of
the School Shabir Ahmad Gilkar, says he is unaware about students being forced
to labour. “I don’t know any such thing but I will investigate,” he told GNS.
Gilkar is
handicapped and he often comes to the school in the afternoon at his own will,
locals said.
A student told
GNS that they were ordered by teachers to work. “When we argued by saying that
this is not our work but of laborers, they didn’t pay any heed and ordered us
to work,” a student said.
The construction
work in the School is going on since last month.
The teachers in
the school haven’t been transferred from four to five years, a local said.
The Sarpanch of
Rohoma, Ali Muhammad Dar leveled serious allegations on the teaching staff of
the school. “I was told by students that these lecturers click photos of girl
students during morning prayers,” he alleged.
He said teachers
also use cell phones during classes.
The Zonal
Education Officer, Atta Muhammad Khan, told GNS: “This is worst Higher
Secondary. They (School administration) are running school at their own will.”
He appealed:
“please help us in getting things better.”
The Chief
Education Officer, Farooq Ahmad, Pulwama, told GNS that he will investigate the
matter. “Whosoever be found guilty, he will be punished,” he said.
The Director
School of Education Kashmir, Tariq Ali Mir assured action against the guilty.
He told GNS: “I will
obtain report from the concerned Chief Educational Officer in this regard. We
will take action against the guilty.” (GNS)
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