Tzürangkong organisations decide to take joint action
Morung Express News
Mokokchung | September 17
The Tzürangkong Students' Conference (TKM) initiated a joint meeting along with the Tzürangkong Senso Mungdang, Tzürangkong Watsü Mungdang, School Management and Development Committee from all affected villages, its senior executive members, and parent body due to the lack of response from the Department of School Education, Nagaland to the May 10 protest demanding sufficient government school teachers.
The meeting was held at Chungtiayimsen Tatar Salang on September 17 where they unanimously decided to take joint actions until their “demand for sufficient teachers in all schools” is met.
The meeting focused on the “imbalanced distribution of teachers” in Nagaland government schools. Members maintained that some schools have many excess teachers that they do not know their own colleagues, while others are eagerly awaiting the arrival of new teachers.
According to them, the government schools in the Tzürangkong range of Mokokchung District have far fewer teachers than classrooms.
They asserted that despite frequently speaking up about the urgent need for enough teachers, led by the range's apex student body—the TKM, teachers, local students’ bodies and students— their voices have been disregarded and that the schools have "yet to see the light of day."
It may be noted that on May 10, the schools in the range led by TKM, the apex student body, staged a demonstration calling for the same.
They claimed that “despite the rationalization orders were passed on them on papers,” the teachers have not yet turned in their joining reports.
“We are yet to see a new teacher with their joining report,” they said. They even asserted that some of the teachers from the range had actually transferred to other places even after the protest.
Imlisunep Longkumer, president, TKM, said, “The TKM has been tirelessly working in all levels with the higher authorities, but the outcome has been quite disheartening up to this point.”
The president shared his scepticism that perhaps, some representatives from the Department of School Education may be under the influence of political figures and claimed that this contributes to the teacher shortage. According to him, these issues should be left up to the department's highly knowledgeable designated officials to handle however they see fit.
The meeting concluded with all groups agreeing to work together to fight for the community's cause and to ensure that quality teachers and learning are provided in all schools within the Tzürangkong range.
