Teachers in K-P warn of province-wide protests from May 5
ATCC demands fulfilment of their demands
ATCC demands fulfilment of their demands. PHOTO: AFP
PESHAWAR:
Teachers in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Tuesday warned the government that they would launch the second phase of province-wide protests from May 5 unless the government fulfils their demands.
All Teachers Coordination Council (ATCC) Spokesperson Azizullah Khan told The Express Tribune that the K-P Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser had assured them during the last phase of their protest on April 20 that the chief minister or the provincial education minister would resolve their issues when they return from their trip to China.
But with those officials having returned to the country on April 30, the teachers said, they had yet to receive any positive response from the government. As a result, the ATCC said that they had planned to stage protests and boycott their duties at schools in Haripur from May 5.
As per their schedule of protests, the would protest in Malakand on May 6, Upper Dir on May 7, Lakki Marwat on May 10 and a sit in Peshawar on May 15 which would last till their demands are met.
The teachers want a time scale without any conditions, regularising teachers who were appointed after clearing NTS tests, providing teaching allowances, teacher-son quota, disbandment of the government’s Independent Monitoring Unit, a complete audit of education funds and urged the government to allow them paid leaves.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 3rd, 2017.
Teachers in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) on Tuesday warned the government that they would launch the second phase of province-wide protests from May 5 unless the government fulfils their demands.
All Teachers Coordination Council (ATCC) Spokesperson Azizullah Khan told The Express Tribune that the K-P Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser had assured them during the last phase of their protest on April 20 that the chief minister or the provincial education minister would resolve their issues when they return from their trip to China.
But with those officials having returned to the country on April 30, the teachers said, they had yet to receive any positive response from the government. As a result, the ATCC said that they had planned to stage protests and boycott their duties at schools in Haripur from May 5.
As per their schedule of protests, the would protest in Malakand on May 6, Upper Dir on May 7, Lakki Marwat on May 10 and a sit in Peshawar on May 15 which would last till their demands are met.
The teachers want a time scale without any conditions, regularising teachers who were appointed after clearing NTS tests, providing teaching allowances, teacher-son quota, disbandment of the government’s Independent Monitoring Unit, a complete audit of education funds and urged the government to allow them paid leaves.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 3rd, 2017.