Hundreds of teachers skipped school on Friday and assembled outside the offices of education department officials in Jogeshwari, Chembur, and Charni Road, among many spots across the city, to protest against various polices, including the Teachers’ Eligibility Test (TET), which has been made mandatory, and Sanch Manyata regulations.

“Between 400 and 500 teachers participated from over 70 per cent of aided Marathi schools across the city. Despite the education department officials’ warning that those who took part would face a pay cut, we saw large participation. While we received no written response from the officials, we are expecting these points to be raised in the Assembly. If not, we are prepared to stage a larger demonstration in Nagpur,” said Subhash More, working president of Shikshak Bhaarti, who protested at Charni Road.