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No Math Teacher for 16 Years: Bankura School Students Suffer, Minister Assures Post-Puja Recruitment
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News18•03-10-2026, 20:14
No Math Teacher for 16 Years: Bankura School Students Suffer, Minister Assures Post-Puja Recruitment
- •Bhulagara Junior High School in Bankura has been without a math teacher for 16 years, forcing other subject teachers to cover the crucial subject.
- •Students from economically disadvantaged families, unable to afford private tuition, are severely impacted by the lack of dedicated math instruction.
- •Teachers of other subjects are burdened with teaching math, and sometimes even Group-D staff assist younger students with the subject.
- •Students from class six to eight lack foundational math education due to the prolonged absence of a specialized teacher.
- •Local MLA and Minister Khudiram Tudu has assured that math teachers will be appointed after Puja through SSC recruitment.
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Bhulagara Junior High School has gone without a dedicated mathematics teacher for the past 16 years, forcing teachers of other subjects to manage additional classes and even having Group-D staff explain math to fifth-grade students.
State Minister and local MLA Khudiram Tudu stated that School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment will take place after the Puja holidays and that mathematics teachers will be appointed to the school.
Because most students come from economically disadvantaged families and cannot afford private tuition, the long absence of a math teacher severely impacts their education and prevents them from developing basic math foundations.
