Bhiwani villagers lock school over poor result in Class X

Deepender Deswal

Tribune News Service

Hisar, May 22

Enraged over poor result in Haryana board Class X examinations, villagers locked Government High School in Bhiwani’s Pur village on Tuesday. They did not allow teachers to enter the school.

Villagers led by sarpanch Sher Singh alleged the despite adequate teaching staff, poor performance showed lack of interest by teachers.

Of 12 students in the school, only three passed. Five students flunked, while the remaining four got compartment. The school has 10 teachers.

Sher Singh said, “Members of the panchayat have been visiting the school and urging teachers to be serious towards studies of students. During our visits, we found teachers busy in mobile phones or smoking hookah. The performance of Government High School has been dismal for several years.”

The sarpanch said the panchayat had asked the district authorities to transfer “non-serious” teachers, but the authorities had failed to take note of the demand.

A school teacher, however, blamed students for the poor performance. “We (teachers) did our best, but students were not serious towards studies,” she said requesting anonymity.

Later, Block Education Officer Santosh Nagar visited the school and held a meeting of teachers and villagers. She assured villagers of visiting the school once every month. She asked villagers to form a committee to keep tabs on the functioning of the school.