Kudchirem students boycott classes
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
MAYEM, AUG 16
About 200 students of Government High School, Kudchirem-Bicholim,on Monday boycotted their classes to protest against the government’s failure to appoint the required number of teachers.
The students are also protesting against the dilapidated condition of the school building and lack of other amenities. The students have decided to continue with the agitation till their demands are fulfilled.
It is learnt that the examination for the English paper was not held, as there is no English teacher.
The Government High School is facing acute problems, as the students do not have their own school building, due to which classes are conducted in the premises of primary school building, strength of the teachers to teach about 200 students from Std V to X is also low and the school has no Mathematics, History and English teachers.
The examination for the English subject was also not held, as there is no teacher to teach English. There are only nine teachers in the school, who are striving hard to make the students learn, however, the adjustment becomes difficult.
“The Education Department was informed about the existing state of affairs time and again, but in vain, due to which students were compelled to take this step,” said PTA President Sawlo Gaonkar.
Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Manohar Parrikar, who was informed about the issue by the school PTA, has assured to bring the matter with the Director of Education. At present, there are 15 students studying in SSC, who are likely to face acute problems before facing their examination.
It is learnt that the students have to go to Government High School, Kerim, which is 15 kms from Kudchirem, to attend computer classes, which are not conducted in the school due to leakage of water into classroom.
Some classes are also conducted in the adjacent old house to accommodate the students.
Students and parents have strongly demanded the Education Department to look into the matter at the earliest to safeguard their future.
