Golden test paper leak in St. Joseph's school Baramulla

Baramulla, sept 07: Teachers and students of- St. Joseph's school Baramulla- one of the best schools in J&K which is owned by the Catholic Diocese of Jammu and Kashmir- are up in arms against the school principal as former allege paper leak by a teacher under patronage of the principal and later allege discrimination and marginalization by school administration.

Eyewitness said protest broke out in St. Joseph's school Baramulla when student came to know that golden test paper leakage by teacher namely Toufael Ahmed. While students had already smelt rat in paper setting and questions paper set by the accused teacher who teaches English subject in the school.

“Today was our physics paper it was so tough as if of university standard when we asked the concern teacher they denied the paper setting. When we tried to approach the vice principal of the school, a teacher Sir Toufael told us that I was not the test of students but of teachers,” said Asif Ahmed a 10th class student.

“If there are some differences between the staff members why should they mar the future of students? Only those students could do the papers who take tuition from Sir Toufeal, as papers had already been leaked to them. This is sheer injustice with us,’ added Asif.

The students and staff of the school allege that the teacher under the patronage of principal of the school Father Sabistain Kolapuri play foul with future of thousands of students.

“He is mere English subject teacher how cane he set examination papers of all the subjects. It speaks volumes about the standard of education in the school,” said another student Ruheela.

Sources said there was brawl between the teachers and the accused teacher as hundreds of students stage protest demonstration against the Principal and school administration. The teacher’s level serous allegations against the principal saying that since the principal joined he has been hell bent upon discriminating and marginalizing them.

“From 1983 to 2004 our salaries were at par with that of government teachers but since he joined it has been now five years he deducted our salaries instead of increasing them,” said president St. Joseph Teachers Association Baramulla a trade union established in 1983 under registration 555.

“Pay revision is after every year is mentioned in the by-laws of the school when we were appointed but the principal has changed them. We several times approached him to enhance our salaries in view of inflation all over world but he never paid any heed to our repeated pleas,’ alleged he.

The teachers alleged that he has removed the doors of staff rooms and installed CCTV camera in female staff room which is against the ethics.

“The principal usually misbehave and use abusive language with the female teachers which won’t be tolerated anymore,” said the group of female teachers.

Father Sabistain Kolapuri refuted to talk to media persons saying that matter would be sorted out within institution.

Vice Principal Father Santosh also denied saying anything.

The school is the premier institute of not only Baramulla town but the whole area of North Kashmir Established in 1901, it has provided top quality education to the people of the area. Baramulla has and is administered by its Education Society (Reg. No. 1601-S of 1989) under the provisions of article 30(1) of the Indian Constitution of India and all others without any distinction of caste, creed or Colour. St. Joseph's School is one of the oldest missionary schools in Kashmir valley. Having celebrated more than ten decades of imparting quality education. Now it has been more than a century since its establishment and it recently got upgraded to the status of a higher secondary school. (NAK)