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One teacher for grades one to seven
- 1. One teacher forgrades one to seven Here is a schoolwhere students of Grade I to VII have to squeeze themselves in one room and they are taught by only one teacher. Headteacher Bhoj Dev Mandal of Sharada Lower Secondary Schoolin Gobargada VDC is the only teacher who has been teaching all the students for the last eight months. So what he does is gets students of Grade I to VII in one classroom. The schooltill 2008 reportedly had three teachers when it was only a primary level institution. But when it became lower secondaryschoolthe following year, the number of teachers came down to two. After schoolprincipal Manoj Nayak Mandal retired in July, Bhoj Dev is the only one left to take care of the students. Indra Dev Yadav, a local, said, “Children usually return home from the schoolin the afternoon as they don’thave full and regular classes. ”Guardians and parents are worried that the schoolwould be shut if the only teacher Bhoj Dev takes leave. Yadav said a new teacher was recommended by the Teachers’ Service Commission, but he is yet to attend the school. “But adding one more teacher will not be of much help,” he said. “Due to lack of teachers, classes of grade VIII are yet to be managed. This is the only schoolin the VDC and there are no schools nearby. District Education Officer Laxmi Prasad Bhattarai said the process to he appoint new teachers was halted due to the second Constitution Assembly elections. But it has been around three months since the elections, teachers are yet to be appointed. “We will send new teachers soon,”he assured.