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Kathmandu,Thursday April 06, 2000 Chaitra 24, 2056.
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Punish irresponsible teachers
It was a shameful and inhumane deed on the
part of the teacher who was responsible for creating an atmosphere of antagonism towards
teachers in the society and education sector by forcing his students of class one to lick
human faeces as a punishment. Yes, I am referring to the unbelievable news piece titled
‘Shit, what a punishment!’ that appeared in TKP on March 30. This case, in my
view, is only a tip of the iceberg. Most of the students, especially those below 10, face
humiliation and harassment of various kinds by their teachers (particularly male
teachers), and the worst thing is that their parents and guardians remain unknown in most
of the cases. Incidents as the above one are more likely to occur when schools, either
private (boarding ) schools or others, tend to compete against one another by imposing
strict rules on students with a pretension to prove themselves "better".
Some of the major causes that lead to such
humiliations are: selection of indecent and immature teachers; negligence of the concerned
school authority to evaluate teachers’ behaviour and character; strict but
ostentatious rules; and above all the students’ habit of keeping mum despite being
abused and harassed.
Being a teacher and a guardian myself , I do
emphasize on the need for finding a way to keep such immoral and irresponsible teachers at
bay so that our kids may lead their school life mentally undisturbed and physically safe.
Hope the concerned authorities, including the education office and the police will take
strict actions against the accused.
Shiva Bhakta Gurung
Amar Singh High School
(English Section), Pokhara |
