Ao Students Conference (AKM) has expressed concern over “severe shortage” of subject teachers in government schools under Mokokchung district. In a representation addressed to the principal director school education, AKM president Lanutoshi Aier and education secretary Lanulemba Longchar informed that government high schools (GHS) Saring under DEO Mokokchung, despite 100 percentile results in the HSLC exam for the past 5 years, was currently facing a shortage of subject teachers, particularly in Ao, Science, Hindi, and Mathematics.
AKM reminded that staffing pattern mandated by the state government indicated an allotment of 24 teachers for a high school, whereas GHS Saring has only 13 teachers. In this regard, AKM has urged the state government to take the matter seriously and address the shortage of subject teachers in Mokokchung district schools including GHS Saring.
Considering the upcoming academic session 2024, AKM has requested the department to take necessary actions to deploy teachers as per the staffing pattern. “It is crucial to ensure that students have access to qualified teachers in all subjects, allowing them to receive a well-rounded education,” AKM stated and hoped that the government would take proactive steps to resolve the shortage of subject teachers before the commencement of the next academic session.