Free teachers from poll duty, so they can focus on teaching: Education Minister Suresh Kumar
Bengaluru, Nov 12: Ahead of the December 5 bypolls to 15 state assembly segments, a Karnataka minister has pitched for teachers being relieved from election duty as it was hampering school activities and indirectly affecting students.
State Education Minister S Suresh Kumar on Tuesday wrote to the Chief Electoral officer to relieve teachers from election duties like Booth Level Officers (BLOs), so that they can entirely focus on teaching their students.
In a letter to the CEO, the minister said from the beginning teachers in the state were being involved election related activities like BLO and electoral rolls enrolment, among other things.
Pointing out that such non-teaching duties had increased for teachers, he said, it was hampering educational activities and indirectly affecting the student community.
"As BLO like duty is taking most of teachers time, they have to strain in completing the syllabus on time, also teachers are unable to concentrate on their students and school activities," he said.
"This is becoming the reason for collapse of quality of education, he added.
Noting that children of today were tomorrow's citizens and role of good citizens was important for the country's development, Suresh Kumar said "as our teachers are the builders of good society, there was need for them to engage with the student community and educational activities with full dedication."
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17-year-old PUC student in Shivamogga drowns while swimming in River Tunga
Shivamogga: A 17-year-old student from Kamakshi Street in the city, Prem Kumar, died of drowning while swimming in River Tunga in Pillangiri village of the taluk recently.
Prem, who was studying in II PUC at DVS College, was visiting the temple in Pillangiri with his friends and got into the river for a swim, when he drowned in the waters of the river.
The youngster’s body has been sent to the mortuary of the McGann Hospital in Shivamogga to conduct a post-mortem examination.
Shivamogga Rural Police visited the spot and held an inspection.
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