LANDIKOTAL: The president of Tanzeem-e-Asatiza District Khyber, Sharifullah Afridi, has warned that government primary schools across the district are facing a severe shortage of teachers following the departure of hundreds of educators appointed under the Parents-Teachers Council (PTC) Fund.
He told this correspondent on Wednesday that the shortage of teachers had worsened in both boys’ and girls’ primary schools, directly affecting the education of thousands of students.He said many primary schools in the district were currently operating with only two or three teachers, who were compelled to teach multiple classes simultaneously. Under such circumstances, he added, providing quality education had become nearly impossible.
Sharifullah Afridi criticized the government’s claims of promoting an education emergency and improving literacy rates, saying that the acute shortage of teachers at the primary level remained unaddressed.
He noted that although the chief minister belongs to Khyber district, local primary schools continue to suffer from a serious shortage of teaching staff.The teaching community and the public, he said, expect the chief minister to take immediate notice of the issue and implement practical measures to address it.
The teachers’ organization urged the government to recruit teachers on a permanent basis for all primary schools across the district and ensure the appointment of at least six teachers in every school to improve educational standards and safeguard students’ future.
