KOHIMA, FEBRUARY 16 (MExN): Advisor for School Education and SCERT, Dr Kekhrie Yhome on Friday issued a clarification over his controversial statement of February 6 that Ao and Sumi candidates should not be recruited for the post of primary teacher for the next ten years.
Since then, student bodies and civil society organizations from the two communities including the AKM, SKK, Ao Senden and Sumi Hoho has taken to media to condemn the ‘outrageous’ remark and has demanded that the Advisor retract his statement.
In a statement titled “Issued in the interest of public safety,” the Advisor said the “recent quagmire” over his statement that “Ao and Sumi (amongst) more may not be entrenched into primary teacher employment for the next ten years (or, so) transpired from a public consultative event and thereafter social stimulation.”
He claimed that the statistical analysis presented is interpretive of the facts and figures under the Department of School Education-in tandem with Service Rules 2017 and the plausible variant of linguistic teachers as envisaged under National Education Policy 2020.
The exercise is in no way avowed to selectively deny opportunities to any tribes or tribes or qualified youth, he went on to state.
“To those who feel that my opinion is stochastically straddled to influence employment latitudes, let me assure you that public policies are not formulated to be biased. In the labyrinth of our linguistic diversity, which also celebrates our identities, “it was never my intention to hurt anyone with the use of proper nouns,” the Advisor stated while “urging for discernment and understanding.”
The Advisor also maintained that rarely there is talk of a peaceful and honourable education solution despite the awareness that this path can help realize our aspiration for the good life and a state of exception.
“A just distribution based on respect and collective care is vital for the present and imperative for the future. I do appreciate the positive public consciousness that emerged from the row. I also sincerely look forward to inclusive engagements in bettering the lives of our children,” the statement further read.
