Konyak Students’ Union (KSU) said that the “policy of downgradation of high schools” should not be applicable in Mon district as the concerned authority was “equally responsible for bringing out the worst results by not appointing subject teachers”.
In a press release, KSU president, T. Noklem Konyak and general secretary, A. Pangnan expressed strong resentment over the concerned department for “not paying heed to the deprivation faced by the students at grass root level”.
KSU then appealed the authority to “work more on the upgradation of education at grass root level and for the deployment of adequate teachers”.
The union informed that it visited two Government High Schools- Mon Village and Chen loisho Village on August 24 and August 26 respectively owing to its nil results in HSLC Examination 2022 and as part of its resolution “Education Reformation Vision 2021-23”.
During the visit, KSU said it interacted with students from both the schools and held a co-ordination meeting with the stakeholders from both the villages.
The union said it also learnt that both the high schools had inadequate number of subject teachers. KSU said GHS Chenloisho, which was upgraded in the year 2012, till date has not appointed English and Hindi teacher.
It said GHS Chenloisho was functioning without headmaster and assistant headmaster while GHS Mon village also require one English and Maths teacher each.
KSU said most teachers in both the schools are under RMSA and that they have not received their salary for almost six months. The union then asked how an unpaid teacher would be motivated to produce the best in students?
The union has also pointed out that the primary section in both the villages has been neglected thus far by the concerned authority by not deploying adequate teachers, which it said was another factor for students not acquiring quality education thereby resulting in nil result so far.
