Ashrafuddin Pirzada
LANDIKOTAL
The president of Tanzeem-e-Asatiza district Khyber, Sharifullah Afridi, has warned that government primary schools across the district facing a severe teachers crisis following the departure of hundreds of teachers appointed under the PTC fund.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Afridi said the shortage of teachers has 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 has become nearly impossible.
Afridi criticized the government’s claims of promoting an educational emergency and improving literacy rates, saying that the acute shortage of teachers at the primary level remains unaddressed.
He further noted that although the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa belongs to district Khyber, local primary schools continue to suffer from a serious lack 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.
The teachers’ organization urged the government to recruit teachers on a permanent basis in 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’ learning.
