Days after withdrawing protest against govt, teachers back on it, as demands still unfulfilled
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With just five days left for the HSC exam to start, Junior College Teachers' Association has decided to resume its protest against the government for not fulfilling long-pending demands. Students and parents have started panicking over this decision to boycott the assessment system, a plan it had cancelled 10 days ago following negotiations with the government.
Speaking to mid-day, Anil Deshmukh, president of the association, said, "We had clearly stated that if the government failed to fulfill our promises within 15 days, we would boycott the assessment system. The protest was temporarily withdrawn so that students didn't get stressed before the examination." He further said, "We have been fighting for our demands since a long time now. The officials concerned are simply delaying their implementation."
"Teachers appointed after May 2012 are still awaiting approval from the government. Moreover, aid was granted to unaided junior colleges in 2014, but the funds haven't reached the institutions yet. Even though orders have been issued in both the cases, there is no implementation," he added.
However, parents are of the opinion that these scaring tactics of the teachers are leading to a lot of stress among students. "The government and teachers need to solve this problem. The teachers have been announcing such boycotts for the past three years. Even though they eventually report to assessment duty, it unnecessarily creates a lot of pressure for students," said Girish Sawant, parent of a candidate appearing for the HSC examination this year.
2014
The year aid was granted to unaided junior colleges
This was the case in February last year as well. A couple of days ahead of the Class XII board examinations, the Maharashtra Junior College Teachers' Association threatened to boycott the assessment process, just to pressurise the government into fulfilling their long-pending demands.
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