Tanzeem-e-Asatiza Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has rejected the government’s decision to assign supervision and inspection duties in upcoming examinations to graduates and staff of the Education Monitoring Authority (EMA). The organization’s provincial president, Dr. Aamir Atiq Siddiqui, along with Shahid Mahmood Gohar, President of Tanzeem-e-Asatiza District Haripur, and Secretary Masoodur Rehman expressed these views in a joint statement. They noted that several education boards across KP have formally advertised for applications from graduates to take up proctoring duties in the upcoming examinations, a move they said has created widespread concern among the teaching community and academic circles. They maintained that whether in the field of teaching or in the assessment of student performance, no part of the examination system can be separated from the teacher. Over time, they argued, teachers have been distanced from overseeing the academic process within educational institutions, divided into management and teaching cadres, and removed from curriculum bodies under administrative pretexts. They further claimed that teachers are being excluded from the core responsibilities of the education boards and that invigilation duties in examinations are now being withdrawn from them as well. They noted that especially such experiments are carried out exclusively in KP. The statement stressed that teachers, like all government employees, remain accountable to the government even after retirement and can be held to account for any shortcomings during their service. Furthermore, the teachers are fully familiar with their tasks and maintain vigilant supervision. Any flaws in the system, they argued, should be corrected rather than destabilizing the entire structure. The organization described the decision to leave exam duties to graduates or to delegate inspection responsibilities to staff of the education watchdog as an open expression of distrust of state school teachers. It emphasized that examinations constitute a sensitive and highly responsible process that requires experience, professional training and knowledge of the system – qualities that recent graduates, EMA staff or clerical staff cannot match as stakeholders compared to school and university teachers. Tanzeem-e-Asatiza Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa expressed serious reservations about the policy and urged the authorities to review the decision, ensure the status and dignity of the teaching profession and address deficiencies where they exist, instead of undermining the integrity of the education and examination system.
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