1st terminal examination yet to be conducted
Dimapur, June 2 (EMN): The Mokokchung Town Lanur Telongjem (MTLT), a student body has expressed concern over the ongoing stalemate between the Nagaland SSA Teachers’ Association (NSSATA) and the department of School Education, over certain grievances of the SSA teachers.
A press release from the MTLT vice-president and convener of grievances cell, demanded the state government to resolve the issue at the earliest, stating that the ongoing agitation is affecting the careers of the students and the quality of education in the Naga society.
The union is anxious as almost all the government primary and middle schools in Mokokchung town and other parts of the state are not functioning properly for many months.
The students’ body has pointed out that the classes has been affected starting from the Nagaland general election process where hundreds of teachers were deputed for election duties then followed by pen-down strike and the ongoing class boycott by the SSA teachers and the reported phase III SSA teachers agitation to begin from Wednesday.
According to the union, a rough survey shows that this academic year for the innocent students studying in government schools has been severely affected. It was stated that the first terminal examination has not been conducted till now.
The MTLT questioned the state government, particularly the department of School Education ‘whether their conscious allows them to gamble with the lives and educational careers of the thousands of students studying in the government schools.’
The union pointed out that government schools remain the only hope for education for thousands of students in Nagaland.
With the appointment of ‘well-qualified’ teachers through the SSA (centrally sponsored scheme), the quality of education had witnessed a steady improvement, under Mokokchung town area, the union stated.
The union said the agitations in the education department are seriously undermining the academic careers of the students.
It also questioned whether the DoSE will take the responsibility if the academic session for this year is not completed because of the ongoing agitations.
“The MTLT, as a conscientious organization, cannot say what ail the DoSE, but strongly asserts that whatever problem the department might be suffering is of a serious nature because it concerns the academic careers of thousands of students,” the press release stated.
The MTLT as a stakeholder in the ongoing agitation strongly demanded the state government to resolve the issue at the earliest ‘lest the Naga society degenerates into chaos because of indecisiveness on the part of the powers that be.’
