Fourteen teachers in Telangana sacked for being absent for 'years'

Teachers were removed from government schools in Charminar, Asifnagar, Sultanabad, Kalwakurthy, Korduvada Tanda, Thimmajipet, Repallewada , Choppadandi mandal, Karimnagar rural and others, according to the official information. Out of the fourteen teachers sacked , one hailed from Kamareddy, three from Nagarkurnool , two from Hyderabad. Those remaining are natives of Karimnagar, Nirmal and Jagitial.

Teachers who were asked to explain cited various issues for being absent. In regard to female teachers, being absent was because of their spouse's profession and working in a different location. “Many teacher's husbands work in different districts, few are government servants. Female teachers have to work according to their post allocated. Many at times, it would in remote villages or rural districts away from the city. Also, resigning to a government job is a time-consuming task, most of these teachers take long leaves to stay with their family, said Mr.Chava Ravi, from United Teachers Federation.