Gen Alpha Students Protest in Lucknow Over Teacher Shortage (Video)
Hundreds of students from Jai Narayan School in Lucknow protested over an alleged shortage of teachers, saying regular classes and exam preparation had been affected. The demonstration near Buddheshwar Crossing briefly disrupted traffic. Social Welfare Minister Asim Arun met the students, heard their grievances and assured them their concerns would be conveyed to education authorities.
Hundreds of school students in Lucknow took to the streets on Thursday, August 13, alleging that a severe shortage of teachers had disrupted their studies and regular classes. The protest near Buddheshwar Crossing in the Para police station area briefly affected traffic and drew the attention of local residents and officials.
A video from the spot shows a large number of students in school uniforms gathered across a busy road, with many sitting on the carriageway while others stood in groups raising slogans. Several commuters, pedestrians and local residents were seen watching the protest from the roadside as traffic slowed down around the crossing. Gen Alpha Students Protest Outside Hamirpur DM Office With Tricolour, Demand Road to School (Videos).
Gen Alpha Students Protest in Lucknow
Students Protest Over Teacher Shortage
The students, who identified themselves as pupils of Jai Narayan School, said the lack of teachers had affected classroom teaching and academic activities for a considerable period. They claimed that important subjects were not being taught regularly and that the situation had begun to affect their preparation for examinations.
Minister Asim Arun Meets Students
As the protest intensified, Social Welfare Minister Asim Arun, who was travelling through the area on his way to Kannauj, stopped at the crossing and spoke to the students. Mohan Bhagwat Says Gen Z and Gen Alpha More Honest Than Existing Generation; Here's Why.
According to eyewitnesses, he listened to their grievances, appealed for calm and later escorted the students back into the school premises after assuring them that their concerns would be conveyed to the education authorities.
Gen Alpha Protests Over School Issues
The agitation in Lucknow comes amid a series of student protests reported from other states over teacher-related issues.
In Jharkhand’s Garhwa district, students have been protesting against the transfer of a teacher, while in Rajasthan’s Alwar district students and villagers recently locked a government school over vacant teacher posts and the poor condition of school buildings.
Education officials in Rajasthan later held discussions with protesters and temporarily posted additional teachers, though the agitation continued.
The developments in Lucknow have once again brought the issue of teacher availability in government schools into focus. Students are now awaiting a response from the education department, while officials are expected to review staffing arrangements and consider measures to restore normal academic functioning at the school.
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