Kandhamal OAV Students Protest Over Transfer of Principal

Kandhamal: Hundreds of Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya students on Sunday protested in front of the school gate over the transfer of their principal.

The incident has been reported at OAV school in Tumudibandh under Baliguda block in Kandhamal district.

According to students, there are only three teachers in their school. One for English, one for mathematics, and the principal was teaching them biology. As there are no teachers for physics and chemistry, the students have not studied these subjects.

The transfer of the principal during exam time will only create problems for the students, the protestors said, adding that there are not enough teachers in the school and the transfer of the principal will only put them in trouble.

“We have all come here together to rally, to protest against the transfer of our principal. The reason is that they are transferring Vijay sir. He is also our Biology teacher. We have Boards in the next two months. If they transfer Vijay sir now, who will teach us Biology? Moreover, there are not enough teachers in our school,” a protesting student said.

“There are no teachers for Physics and Chemistry. We haven’t studied the subjects from day one. Now, they are transferring our Biology teacher. Who will take guarantee for our future now?” said another student.

“Our only demand is not to transfer our principal. If his transfer order is not cancelled, we will hit the streets. This is not the right time to transfer a teacher as we have exams coming. If our demands are not met, we will take a transfer from this school and not appear for the exams,” another protesting student said.