Primary school teachers to stage protest at Freedom Park tomorrow

BENGALURU: Primary school teachers have repeatedly approached the department regarding recruitment and promotion issues. Despite meeting Primary and Secondary Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa, they have not get any satisfactory results. Now, the teachers across the state plan to stage protests seeking fulfilment of their demands.

The school education department, aware of the planned protest, has already issued an order to not cancel classes tomorrow. However, teachers are set to defy the order and stage a symbolic protest tomorrow to pressure the department. If the government doesn’t respond, they plan to go on an indefinite strike in the coming days.

The major demands include:

Teachers appointed until 2017 should be treated as teachers appointed from Class 1 to 7.

Consider all those who have completed graduation as ‘graduate teachers’ with seniority of service.

Those appointed for Classes 1 to 8 should be designated as PST and those restricted  to classes 1 to 5 should be withdrawn.

All primary school teachers for Classes 1 to 8 recruited before 2016 based on their qualifications, should be promoted to high school on the basis of merit as before until the number of teacher’s posts is filled.

Granting promotions to primary school teachers as headmasters and senior headmasters based on seniority

The Teachers Association expected that about 1.40 lakh teachers are serving across the state.

The Education Department has warned teachers to ensure that students do not face any problems. Students should not face any inconvenience, and schools should function smoothly as usual. In this regard, the Education Department has instructed Block Education Officers (BEOs) and Deputy Directors of Public Instruction (DDPIs) to take the necessary measures to prevent any disruption to students.