50% staff of govt schools can report for work: Admn

50% staff of govt schools can report for work: Admn

Kamini.Mehta@timesgroup.com

Chandigarh: 30.06.2020

Confusion in government schools on Monday over the number of teachers to be allowed to report for work spurred the UT education department to let principals call 50% teaching and non-teaching staff till further orders.

Rubinderjit Singh Brar, director school education, said, “The schools will be asked to call 50% of staff to schools. The matter was discussed but a decision was awaited.” The discussion had taken place last week.

The orders said, “The department of school education, UT, has decided to allow principals/heads/ in-charges of all government and government-aided schools to call teaching and non-teaching staff to the extent of 50% till further orders by following social distancing and hygiene safety.”

On June 9, the department had first issued orders allowing school heads and principals to call 25% teaching and non-teaching staff for urgent administrative works from June 15.

Sources said the department had discussed calling 50% of staff to schools from June 29 in a meeting held on July 23. Other points like conducting of online admissions for pre-nursery to Class IX and suggestions for holding compartment exams for Class IX students were sought.

Teachers were told to maintain a daily record in a diary and make online videos and assignments for each week. “The department could any time ask the cluster head to provide videos and assignments for online teaching,” sources said. School heads of government schools were also asked to share details of vacancies. This because many teachers are expected to retire in September.

Back to work

The orders said, “The department of school education, UT, has decided to allow principals, heads, in-charges of all government and government-aided schools to call teaching and non-teaching staff to the extent of 50% till further orders by following social distancing and hygiene safety.” On June 9, the department had first issued orders allowing school heads and principals to call 25% teaching and non-teaching staff for urgent administrative works from June 15.