DELHI GOVT SCHOOL-238 CLASS XI STUDENTS WITHOUT SINGLE PGT

To
The Director of Education
Government of N.C.T of Delhi
Old Secretariat Building
Civil Lines, Delhi-110054

Dear Sir,

We would like to draw your attention towards the problems being faced by the students of Government Co-Ed Senior Secondary School, Vasundhara Enclave, which have an adverse effect on the students’ right to a good holistic and studious environment in the school. We have been apprised by our volunteer at the Right to Education Task Force (RETF), under the aegis of Social Jurist- A Civil Rights Group, that there is an environment of utter confusion and chaos in the Government Co-Ed Senior Secondary School, Vasundhara Enclave because of the absence of required teachers at the school. It has further been apprised to us that though the school has 2007 students in all there are on 26 TGT teachers at the school. Out of the 2007 students 1769 students belong to classes VI to X while the rest 238 students are studying in class XI.


The distribution of students and the number of teachers is given in the table below for your perusal:

ClassNo. of StudentsNo. of Teachers that the school should provideNo. of Teachers presently available at the schoolNo. of teachers that the school lacks
Class VI to X176940 TGT2618 TGT
Class XI2387 PGT07 PGT


The above statistics amply indicate the scarcity of teachers at the said school which needs to be filled with immediate effects so that the students do not suffer academically. It is appalling to note that there are NO teachers for Class XI students because of which the students roam about in the school premises all day and are not being taught anything. It has further been informed to us that the Directorate of Education has already been notified of the said problem but no action has been taken till now. The situation has become even graver now that the quarterly examinations of the students have begun from 08.09.09. Such a laxity on the part of the management is tantamount to playing with the future of so many students, especially students studying in class XI at Co-Ed Senior Secondary School, Vasundhara Enclave.


It is interesting to note that it was only in the academic year 2009-2010 that the school started admitting students for Class XI. Thereafter 238 students were admitted for Class XI in the school. However, not even a single PGT teacher has been appointed in the school to teach these 238 students of Class XI. The few teachers that teach Class XI students are only M.A pass and are thus not qualified to teach class XI students. There is an urgent requirement of 7 PGT teachers in the school for class XI. The request letters of these students are being attached with this letter for your kind perusal. We request you to kindly look into the matter and make sure that these children do no miss on their studies and are admitted to schools with immediate effect.


I would also like to draw your attention to another problem being faced by the students of the said school. It has been observed that there is a severe problem of garbage disposal in the school. There is no provision in the school for daily garbage removal from the school because of which garbage remains dumped in the school premises for nearly 2-3 days which amounts to bad odor and smell in the school premises.


It is thereby requested that you kindly look into the matter and take necessary action in the above mentioned problems being faced by the students of Government Co-Ed Senior Secondary School, Vasundhara Enclave.


Thanking you

Yours faithfully,



(Ashok Agarwal)
Advocate
Advisor- Social Jurist
14.09.2009