SIR photo for representation
Vikas Kishor Suralkar, commissioner, school education department, said: “As per our data, 10-15% of teachers in Karnataka are on SIR duty. the deputy director of the dept of school education, Bangalore Central educational district, has, in a letter, sought the release of at least half of the lecturers from SIR duty so that the daily activities of the college are not disrupted and classes can be conducted While college principals have flagged concerns.
Now parents and students are asking us where the lecturers are,” said AH Ningegowda, president, Karnataka State Pre-University College Lecturers’ Association. Some schools said they have conducted formative assessments (FA), while others haven’t. We are unsure of summative assessment since nothing has been taught in classrooms,” said a primary school teacher.
“It is unfortunate that the department of school education has not thought about the consequences of this absence of teachers on campuses. They could have recruited additional guest lecturers but no alternative arrangements were made. But at commencement of the admission, they pressured us to increase enrolment. “We are a nodal centre for SIR duties. All the three teachers are on SIR duty. We have not conducted FAs. How can we conduct assessments? The impact on schools is not unmanageable, but (impact on) Bengaluru could be more. When teachers are back, we’ll hold extra classes. Summative assessment will be held as per schedule.”