Teacher Absence Paralyzes ASR District Primary School for Adivasi Children
A primary school for Kondu Adivasi children in ASR district remains effectively closed as no government teacher has reported for duty. Students are forced into labor while parents urgently appeal to the district collector for basic educational support and staff appointment.
The academic aspirations of children in the remote hamlet of Jajula Bandham, located within the Mulapeta panchayat of Koyyuru mandal in the ASR district, remain significantly obstructed due to a chronic lack of teaching staff. Despite the government inaugurating a Mandal Parishad primary school for students from grades 1 through 5 last year, the facility has struggled to provide basic educational services to the local Kondu Adivasi community.
Teacher Absence Leaves Students Without Education
Although an official government instructor was assigned to the institution upon its opening, reports indicate that this individual has visited the school site only twice throughout the entire academic year. Consequently, the burden of managing the classroom has fallen upon a local volunteer. Even as the new academic term commenced a week ago, the school remains completely unattended by any qualified government teacher, effectively paralyzing the learning process for the eight students who recently transitioned from the local Anganwadi center.
The community has invested significant effort into establishing the infrastructure. The organization Matrubhumi generously funded and constructed a school shed at an expense of ₹70,000, and a functional blackboard is already in place. However, in the absence of a professional teacher, these physical improvements have failed to translate into educational outcomes. Instead of attending classes and working toward their future, the young children of Jajula Bandham are currently forced to spend their daylight hours tending to livestock.
Urgent Appeals to District Authorities
Local residents, including Kondathamali Venkatrao and Kondathamle Jaggarao, have officially petitioned the ASR district collector, seeking immediate administrative intervention. The primary request from the community is the appointment of a dedicated, regular teacher who can facilitate consistent instruction throughout the school week. Furthermore, the villagers have urged the authorities to prioritize the distribution of essential learning materials, such as school books and uniforms, as well as the implementation of the midday meal program, which would provide critical nutritional support through the provision of rice and eggs.
For the marginalized Kondu Adivasi population, access to quality schooling represents a vital opportunity to overcome systemic barriers. As Kondathamali Venkatrao poignantly noted, the current lack of staffing has rendered the newly constructed school building a silent, empty structure, undermining the community's hope for progress. Parents and local leaders are now waiting for a decisive response from district officials to ensure that the constitutional right to primary education is upheld in this underserved region.
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