Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Jaisalmer Students Lock School Gates Over Teacher Shortage
Students at a school in Kahla, Jaisalmer, are upset because they say their teachers are away.
They locked the school gates to make people pay attention.
The students said they need teachers for Science and Mathematics.
They said the teachers were sent on official duty for 17 days, but two months have passed without their return.
Because of this, students say their lessons are unfinished.
They worry they may not be ready for their exams.
A parent also said children need teachers to learn and prepare for the future.
The students asked the administration to listen to them.
Students at Government Upper Primary School in Kahla protested by locking the school gates.
Students said all the school's teachers had been sent on deputation, disrupting classes.
They demanded Science and Mathematics teachers, saying their syllabus remains incomplete.
Students said the teachers were sent on official duty for 17 days but had not returned after two months.
Parents and students said the staff shortage threatens students' learning and exam preparation.
- Who
- Students and parents of Government Upper Primary School in Kahla.
- What
- Students protested teacher shortages by locking the school gates and demanded Science and Mathematics teachers.
- When
- The teachers were reportedly sent on official duty for 17 days; students said two months had passed without their return.
- Where
- Government Upper Primary School in Kahla, Jaisalmer.
- Why
- Students said the absence of teachers had disrupted classes, left their syllabus incomplete, and weakened their exam preparation.
- School
- Government Upper Primary School
- Location
- Kahla, Jaisalmer
- Subjects requested
- Science and Mathematics
- Reported official-duty period
- 17 days
- Time since teachers reportedly left
- Two months
- Protest action
- Students locked the school gates