Dismiss A.P. School Education Principal Secretary Praveen Prakash for ‘harassing’ teachers: UTF
The Hindu
State leaders of the United Teachers’ Federation (UTF) on August 27 demanded the dismissal of Principal Secretary, School Education, Praveen Prakash. In a resolution adopted to this effect at the federation’s State Council meeting held in Ongole in Prakasam district, the leaders accused Mr. Praveen Prakash of subjecting teachers to mental stress in the name of supervision. They also demanded the repeal of G.O. 117 and restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for government teachers.
State leaders of the United Teachers’ Federation (UTF) on August 27 (Sunday) demanded the dismissal of Principal Secretary, School Education, Praveen Prakash.
In a resolution adopted to this effect at the federation’s State Council meeting held in Ongole in Prakasam district, the leaders accused Mr. Praveen Prakash of subjecting teachers to mental stress in the name of supervision.
They also demanded the repeal of G.O. 117 and restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for government teachers.
Federation president N. Venkateswarlu and general secretary K.S.S. Prasad said officials of the Education Department who spoke in a demeaning way about teachers should work in their posts for two months.
They said there were no two opinions about the fact that effective monitoring of schools was needed, but using it as a pretext to “harass and humiliate” teachers would not be tolerated.
They said officials who threatened criminal cases against teachers should explain why teachers were deprived of their salaries for last three months. “Will the officials responsible for the delay face criminal cases too?” they sought to know.
Stating that classroom work suffered a setback, as teachers were engaged in non-teaching duties, they demanded immediate steps to relieve them from non-teaching duties. Attributing the existing chaos in the School Education Department to G.O. 117, they urged the authorities to revoke it.
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