Hyderabad: Even though online classes have started, a majority of private teachers are still out of work as schools, especially those on a low budget, use the services of only 20% to 30% of teachers to organize virtual lessons .
Teachers said a few schools have not started online classes even for high school students and are not using teachers’ services. “For a year and a half, I have no more income. Even when the school ran online classes in the past school year, they didn’t call us. Even now, I have not received any communication from management, ”said Charanya R, a math teacher, who received Rs 7,000 as a salary.
Charanya said she is now completely dependent on her parents and added that the situation will not change unless schools start using the services of all teachers.
They said several schools were using apps instead of teachers to deliver classes online. “My management teamed up with an app to deliver online courses. They don’t even use the services of one teacher and all are on their own, ”said Bhagya Lakshmi D, a Telugu teacher working in a private school.
Private budget schools, on the other hand, reported that around 3,000 to 4,000 schools are unable to use the services of a single teacher. “We don’t have a budget to pay teachers. Parents do not want to send their children to online courses. What are the directions supposed to do? At least 4,000 schools have not asked their teachers to return to work, ”said Shekhar Rao Y, president of the Telangana Recognized School Management Association.