Pity the teacher has to suffer because of inefficient officials. Unless a mechanism to hold these officials accountable is introduced, such harassment will continue. So much for hankering after a government job. Geetha ----- Original Message ----- From: "sandesh" <sandeshnaray...@nerdshack.com> To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 11:32 AM Subject: [AI] Disabled teacher shunted to non-existent school
Source: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOICH/2010/08/03&PageLabel=1&EntityId=Ar00101&ViewMode=GIF&GZ=T Disabled teacher shunted to non-existent school Shalini Umachandran | TNN Chennai: M Krishnaveni was ecstatic when she got a promotion last month. The disabled middle school teacher was promoted as a secondary grade teacher and posted to Senthurai Government Higher Secondary School in Sivaganga. But, to her horror, she found out there was no such village or school in Sivaganga. "The counselling took place on July 12 in Chennai and I was given an order to join duty at Senthurai Government Higher Secondary School in Sivaganga district on August 2," says Krishnaveni, who currently teaches classes six to eight at Government Higher Secondary School in Usilampatti in Madurai. "The next day, I went to Sivaganga and the chief education officer (CO) told me that there was no such village or school there." In Chennai, the school department told her they needed a written note from the Sivaganga CO saying his district had no such village or school before they could change her appointment order. "The CO refused to do so, and I am in a fix. Everyone else who went for counselling has joined duty on Monday," she says. Both Perambalur and Dindigul districts have places called Senthurai, and Krishnaveni still doesn't know where she is supposed to report for duty. "I went to Dindigul district but the CO said my appointment order said Sivaganga district and refused to let me join," she says. Krishnaveni, who was disabled by polio when she was a child and uses crutches, went to work at the Usilampatti school as usual on Monday, and was told that she could continue there only till the end of the month. "The authorities said I would have to write a letter saying I want to forego my promotion if I want to continue at the Usilampatti school, or I have to leave," she says. "I really don't know what to do." Krishnaveni's husband spent most of Monday at the office of the Director of School Education trying to resolve the problem. "They just told him to wait for a while," she says. For Krishnaveni, the promotion means a raise of Rs 1,000 and a chance to teach classes up to X. "I did my BA English and then B Ed through correspondence so that I would be eligible for this promotion," she says. "I was so happy when I got the order, but now it has turned into a nightmare." Officials said they were looking into the issue. "We give people seven days' joining time, so she doesn't have to worry. If there is a vacancy in the school she is currently in, we will promote her there itself." Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with disability bill at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with disability bill at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
