The District Education Officer's (DEO) latest circular asking schools to ensure that their teachers don't take tuitions, while issued in good faith, is not likely to have much impact on the rampant tuition culture in the city.
The District Education Officer's (DEO) latest circular asking schools to ensure that their teachers don't take tuitions, while issued in good faith, is not likely to have much impact on the rampant tuition culture in the city.
The circular issued on June 6 states that schools have to put up boards stating that none of their employed teachers take tuitions and if the teachers indulged in tuitions then both the teacher and school will face action. The circular also made it clear that tuition offered for gratis would also be considered a violation.
A similar circular had been issued in 2002 without much impact on curbing tuitions by school teachers. The circular is valid for government, grant-in-aid and private schools too.
A teacher of a government school recognised for his contribution to education said, "A lot of teachers do it because they want to earn extra. Many also resort to unethical means to push students into enrolling for tuitions. Another reason is the pay package, particularly in private schools. It is so low that taking tuitions is the only option left to them." He added that the reason why the culture thrives is because the government is also not serious on cracking down on such illegalities.
DEO RC Patel did not respond to calls from DNA to know how the department planned to implement diktat.
The owner of a state board school who earlier conducted tuition classes said that the whole tuition business is consumer driven. "It happens because parents are demanding it. It is also true that many teachers force students to take tuitions from them. But it is not possible for schools to put an end to it." He said with the regulation of fees by the state government it becomes even more difficult to get and retain quality teachers. "Many times teachers quit their job to continue taking tuitions because it is far more lucrative for them," said the owner.
Petition in Gujarat HC
Federation of Academic Association had earlier knocked the doors of Gujarat high court seeking action against school teachers who take private tuitions. The petition alleged that many teachers were forcing students to join their tuition class and by holding the threat of poor marks in internal assessment.
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