There’s a growing mess in the Gariaband District Education Office—and it’s not going away quietly. The district was given crystal-clear directions: end all temporary teacher attachments, send these educators back to their main schools, and submit the paperwork to the Director of Public Instruction within a week. Sounds straightforward, right? Yet here we are, weeks later, and the system seems stuck. Many teachers who should have moved are still posted at their temporary assignments, and the right documents haven’t even made it up the administrative food chain.
This isn’t just about paperwork for someone’s desk. The orders were designed to make sure teachers focus on actual teaching, not sit in air-conditioned offices doing clerical work—known locally as ‘बाबूगिरी’. Allowing teachers to dodge classrooms and take up administrative roles means classrooms often have more empty chairs than teachers, with students and schools losing out.
The longer this drags on, the bigger the ripple effect. When teachers stay in staff rooms or at district offices instead of where they're needed, the students get shortchanged and the schools run short on experienced staff. Efficient resource allocation goes out the window, while the quality of education slides.
Let’s talk about why this is happening. The district’s lack of action isn’t an isolated problem. There’s growing unease that the education department in Gariaband simply isn’t serious about following state-level directives. Questions keep buzzing around: Are higher-ups turning a blind eye? Are local staff taking advantage of loopholes to avoid moving back to remote or less comfortable postings?
For the people sweating it out in classrooms, it’s a slap in the face. And for parents and local communities, faith in the education department is wearing thin every time their kids’ teachers can’t be found at their original schools. If the authorities can’t even handle a teacher attachment termination order, what hope is there for tackling tougher educational problems?