The Kerala Catholic Teacher’s Guild has decided to organize its state meet and minority education rights protection convention in Changanassery on 17th March, 2018, in order to express their disappointment and disagreement with the state government’s educational policy. Around 3,000 teachers from 32 dioceses across the state will participate in the programme.
As reported by newindianexpress.com, According to the guild office bearers and Changanassery archdiocese corporate educational authorities remarked that “The convention is being organised as part of the commencement of a series of protests against the government raising various demands, including withdrawal of amendments brought in the Kerala Education Rules (KER), acknowledge the recruitment of teachers, resolve the issues in the Higher Education sector, and implement the Supreme Court order on broken service.” Further, they said, “KER amendments and new policies of state government in the education sector have put the functioning of the state’s aided college sector, especially minority educational institutions, in jeopardy.”
Teachers’ Guild state meet and minority education rights protection convention will be inaugurated by former inter-church council chairman Mar Joseph Powathil, former metropolitan of Changanassery. Teachers’ guild state president Salu Pathalil will preside over the function. Major Arch Bishop Mar Baselios Cleemis will deliver the keynote address on the occasion.Changanassery archdiocese corporate educational asst manager Fr Mathew Varuvelil, Teachers’ Guild state treasurer Jose Antony and other dignitaries participated in the press conference.
Source: www.newindiaexpress.com
