WB jobs-for-cash scam: Stds 9-12 to be hit in government-aided schools

Supreme Court's verdict in the jobs-for-cash scam has left state-aided schools staring at uncertainty. The verdict has diminished the strength of teaching staff for classes 9 to 12 by about 25%. The 19,500 state-aided schools have around 76,000 teachers for classes 9 to 12, of which around 18,500 teachers and 6,000 Group C and D staff have lost their jobs.

Bhawanipur Mitra Institution's headmaster, Raja Dey, said, "A teacher each of Bengali and Maths who used to take 25 classes lost the job. I don't know how to manage these classes."