New Delhi: Class XII commerce students at a Delhi govt school in northeast Delhi have alleged that they have been without a regular commerce teacher for nearly two years, affecting their studies and performance in examinations. They have sought intervention from education department, claiming that repeated requests for a teacher have yielded no results.
The school did not have a commerce teacher when they were in Class XI, and the situation is the same in Class XII, a crucial year for those preparing for board examinations, according to them. Responding to these concerns, a senior education department official said the matter would be probed and arrangements made. Though a teacher from another school was recently assigned to take classes three days a week, the students alleged that even these classes are irregular. “We have not had a commerce teacher for the past two years. Now, a teacher from another school has been arranged for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, but she is frequently absent,” one of the students of Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Loni Road, claimed. However, the official did not specify whether a regular commerce teacher would be appointed or whether an alternative arrangement would be made to address the shortage. Despite repeated attempts, the school could not be reached for comment. The complaint comes barely two months after students at another Delhi govt school in Khajuri Khas raised similar concerns over the prolonged absence of a teacher. Education activist and lawyer Ashok Agarwal, who had sent a representation to education department on the issue, questioned the academic implications of promoting students without regular classroom instruction. Following the students’ complaints, education department arranged for a chemistry teacher to visit the school thrice a week.