New Delhi
In a high profile meeting of CABE
(Central Advisory Board of Education) which was on the 25th Oct’16
and headed by HRD minister Prakash Javadekar, issue of teachers being engaged
for non-academic activities by schools was raised.
Post the meeting a circular was
issued by the CBSE secretary Joseph Emmanuel, informing the schools that no
teachers should be engaged in non-academic activities and schools should employ
female attendants or lady guards in school vans and buses to ensure safety of
children. The aim is to ensure that teachers are not allotted any non-academic
work.
As per previous guidelines issued
by CBSE, the schools could ask one of the teachers to accompany children in
school vans.
CBSE circular said “Schools
affiliated to CBSE should ensure that no teacher is engaged in non-teaching
activities, except those related directly to teaching, professional up
gradation, examination etc.”
For activities such as transport
or canteen or any similar related tasks, separate staff may be engaged by the
school.
CBSE circular also said “It will
be responsibility of the principal and the secretary of the society or trust of
the school the norms are implemented”
As per the new circular of CBSE, “Right
to education lays down that no teacher should be engaged in non-academic activities
except those related to census, disaster relief or election.
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