<p>The State government has made all efforts to improve enrolment of students at the government schools of the district. But there is a shortage of teachers at both primary and high school levels. <br /><br /></p>.<p>This has also come as a blow to the educational activities. While the government has sanctioned 6,009 teachers’ posts for the primary schools in the district, there are 4,758 teachers in service with a shortage of 1,251 teachers.<br /><br />The situation is similar at high schools too. As many as 163 posts are vacant. The district needs three headmasters, 11 Kannada, 13 English, six Hindi and five Urdu teachers. <br />Most of the government schools have to manage with just one teacher for the students studying from class 1 to 5 and all the classes are being held in one room. A school at G Boppanahalli in K R Pet taluk, which earlier had classes up to7. <br /><br />But it now has classes from 1 to 5, with just one teacher. If the teacher is absent, a teacher from another village is called to conduct the classes.<br /><br />Krishnegowda, a parent, said most of the parents are opting for private educational institutions due to shortage of teachers. <br /><br />If these schools have to face the competition from the private schools, it is necessary to appoint teachers immediately, he added.<br /><br />When contacted, DDPI Shivamadappa said 104 teachers have already been selected for the posts and a proposal has been submitted to the government to fill the rest.<br /></p>
<p>The State government has made all efforts to improve enrolment of students at the government schools of the district. But there is a shortage of teachers at both primary and high school levels. <br /><br /></p>.<p>This has also come as a blow to the educational activities. While the government has sanctioned 6,009 teachers’ posts for the primary schools in the district, there are 4,758 teachers in service with a shortage of 1,251 teachers.<br /><br />The situation is similar at high schools too. As many as 163 posts are vacant. The district needs three headmasters, 11 Kannada, 13 English, six Hindi and five Urdu teachers. <br />Most of the government schools have to manage with just one teacher for the students studying from class 1 to 5 and all the classes are being held in one room. A school at G Boppanahalli in K R Pet taluk, which earlier had classes up to7. <br /><br />But it now has classes from 1 to 5, with just one teacher. If the teacher is absent, a teacher from another village is called to conduct the classes.<br /><br />Krishnegowda, a parent, said most of the parents are opting for private educational institutions due to shortage of teachers. <br /><br />If these schools have to face the competition from the private schools, it is necessary to appoint teachers immediately, he added.<br /><br />When contacted, DDPI Shivamadappa said 104 teachers have already been selected for the posts and a proposal has been submitted to the government to fill the rest.<br /></p>
