Headmaster forcibly closes school protesting transfer order

A headmaster of a government primary school in the district has  forcibly closed  the institution for cancellation his transfer order. According to the district education office sources, Mokammel Amin, the headmaster of Lama TT  and DC Govt Primary School, had been transferred to Hachhaipara Govt Primary School on July 24. Next day, he went to the houses of the students and told them that the school had been declared closed. Since the day, they have not attended the school. Mokammel  also spread rumors that the students did not attend the classes protesting his transfer. He also tried to manage the education officer of the district saying the students would not attend the school if his transfer is not cancelled. Some guardians alleged that Mokammel  had made tricks to cancell his transfer order. Setara Begum, a guardian, said : “ We cannot tolerate the situation which is destructive for our children.  We want immediate solution of the situation.” The sources said Nandita Sridev Chowdhury, the newly appointed headmaster of the school, came on July 26 to join the institution. But  Mokammel did not hand over the charge to him. Meanwhile, locals urged the concern authorities to solve the problem soon. Ananda Mohon Saha, education officer of the district, said : “A headmaster cannot close the school after his transfer order. It is violation of law. If Mokammel violates the law, of course he will have to face the situation.”