Govt schools hit hard as strike continues
Private School Teachers Act As Substitutes
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 24.01.2019
On the second day of the indefinite strike by government officials and school teachers, the most affected are the government elementary and middle school students as more than 50% of the schools across the state had poor attendance of teachers. Many schools have sought the help of private school teachers and qualified persons to temporarily conduct classes.
On the second day of their indefinite strike, government employees and school teachers staged road blockades at eight major junctions in the Coimbatore district. More than 2,090 members of the Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers Organisations and Government Employees Organisation (Jacto-Geo) were detained by police.
In Tirupur district, a group of parents temporarily appointed two teachers at a government school. Of the 8,734 teachers working in government schools in the district, 6,069 have not turned up in the schools.
In the Tirupur corporation elementary school at Chinniyagoundenpudur, a group of social workers appointed two teachers.
However, M Arunachalam, a parent, told TOI, “We are not against the Jacto-Geo protest, but we do not want our children to suffer due to the protest.”
At a village in Thanjavur, alternative arrangement for teachers were made on Wednesday.
With a strength of 96 students, the government middle school at Thulukka Viduthi has roped in 5 teachers, including retired personnel, to take classes. Since the school was locked in the absence of teachers, classes were conducted on the corridors and under trees on the school premises.
In Trichy, 41% of the teachers did not turn up, according to chief educational officer M Ramakrishnan.
Meanwhile, a total 2,650 teachers were detained in Trichy district, which include 550 teachers in Trichy city, on Wednesday.
In Madurai, more than 1,500 employees of government departments and teachers attached to the Jacto-Geo were arrested for staging protests on Wednesday morning.
Similar protests took place in all the southern districts. There were fewer employees in government offices and schools as many of them turned up to protest, resulting in government services being affected to an extent.
The protest will intensify until the state government holds talks with us, he said, adding that the government should be held responsible for the damage caused.
Jacto-Geo has called for the indefinite strike from Tuesday to press for a ninepoint charter of demands, including scrapping of the complementary pension scheme, payment of 21-month salary arrears under the Seventh Pay Commission and recruiting new teachers for the recently started kindergarten classes in government schools and not transfer middle school teachers.
Members of JACTO-GEO protest in front of Trichy collectorate on Wednesday
Private School Teachers Act As Substitutes
TIMES NEWS NETWORK 24.01.2019
On the second day of the indefinite strike by government officials and school teachers, the most affected are the government elementary and middle school students as more than 50% of the schools across the state had poor attendance of teachers. Many schools have sought the help of private school teachers and qualified persons to temporarily conduct classes.
On the second day of their indefinite strike, government employees and school teachers staged road blockades at eight major junctions in the Coimbatore district. More than 2,090 members of the Joint Action Council of Tamil Nadu Teachers Organisations and Government Employees Organisation (Jacto-Geo) were detained by police.
In Tirupur district, a group of parents temporarily appointed two teachers at a government school. Of the 8,734 teachers working in government schools in the district, 6,069 have not turned up in the schools.
In the Tirupur corporation elementary school at Chinniyagoundenpudur, a group of social workers appointed two teachers.
However, M Arunachalam, a parent, told TOI, “We are not against the Jacto-Geo protest, but we do not want our children to suffer due to the protest.”
At a village in Thanjavur, alternative arrangement for teachers were made on Wednesday.
With a strength of 96 students, the government middle school at Thulukka Viduthi has roped in 5 teachers, including retired personnel, to take classes. Since the school was locked in the absence of teachers, classes were conducted on the corridors and under trees on the school premises.
In Trichy, 41% of the teachers did not turn up, according to chief educational officer M Ramakrishnan.
Meanwhile, a total 2,650 teachers were detained in Trichy district, which include 550 teachers in Trichy city, on Wednesday.
In Madurai, more than 1,500 employees of government departments and teachers attached to the Jacto-Geo were arrested for staging protests on Wednesday morning.
Similar protests took place in all the southern districts. There were fewer employees in government offices and schools as many of them turned up to protest, resulting in government services being affected to an extent.
The protest will intensify until the state government holds talks with us, he said, adding that the government should be held responsible for the damage caused.
Jacto-Geo has called for the indefinite strike from Tuesday to press for a ninepoint charter of demands, including scrapping of the complementary pension scheme, payment of 21-month salary arrears under the Seventh Pay Commission and recruiting new teachers for the recently started kindergarten classes in government schools and not transfer middle school teachers.
Members of JACTO-GEO protest in front of Trichy collectorate on Wednesday
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