QUETTA: The Balochistan Government has launched crackdown against absentee teachers across the province.
Balochistan Education Department has started action against the absent teachers from 2021, under which 114 absent teachers have been dismissed.
The education department said that 998 absent teachers have been issued show cause notices and 429 others have been issued explanation letter while 78 absent teachers of the province have been suspended.
It should be noted that action has been taken against the absent teachers by the education department Baluchistan.
Earlier, Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti had decided to sack 2,000 teachers over prolonged absence and fill vacancies in the education department on contractual basis.
The decision was taken during a meeting of the education department to discuss several issues, including the teachers’ absence, non-functional schools and the shortage of academic staff.
CM Bugti expressed serious concerns over the teachers’ absence and decided to terminate them from service.
CM vows to rid education department of unnecessary interference. He ordered the chief secretary to complete the termination process within two months.
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The meeting also decided to install biometric systems in schools to ensure the attendance of teachers, and the head of the educational institution will be responsible for making the system functional.
