MUMBAI: The voter registration officials have ordered the teachers to report for election work again as soon as the school starts after the summer vacation. It has been instructed to do these works after school classes and on holidays. In this, all the teachers of some schools have been asked to appear for election work. Therefore, teachers are asking the question whether they should teach in school or do these works. There are eight teachers and six classes in RJB Amarjyoti High School in Dahisar. Six teachers of this school have been given a letter by the voter registration officer on June 8 to appear for election work. School has started from June 7. Now they are asking to work as polling center level officers after school and on holidays. The question is who will teach in the classroom if teachers are made to do election work,’ said a teacher.
A notice has been sent to the teachers of BPM High School in Khar to report for election work two days ago. The Election Department has issued notices on May 2. They are now given. The school has a total of 19 teachers and 12 classes. The Election Department has issued a notice to all 19 teachers and asked them to appear. But he is opposed by the teachers, said a teacher. The principal of this school has written a letter to the election department demanding cancellation of the order of appointment of teachers. The school teachers work from 6 am to 2 am. Often students have to take extra classes. Therefore, it is not possible to send the teachers for election work, he mentioned in the letter. Four out of nine teachers of Ramakrishna High School in Borivali East have been assigned for election work. “We have connected the Aadhaar cards of around 400 to 450 voters during the May holidays. At that time he worked on Saturdays and Sundays as well. Now they are being asked to do election work after school starts. When to teach in such a situation, a teacher raised the question. The school education department had given 500 additional teachers for election work in the last five years.
