Secondary teachers removedby police during protest

Police removed teachers belonging to the Secondary Grade Seniority Teachers’ Association, arsenic they began an indefinite onslaught connected Friday demanding adjacent wage for adjacent work. They highlighted a long-standing wage disparity. Secondary teachers appointed aft June 1, 2009, person not been paid the aforesaid wage arsenic their chap teachers successful the State for the past 12 years, they said. The teachers person been conducting a bid of protests since the commencement of this month. The constabulary removed a fig of teachers arsenic they began to protestation adjacent the Directorate of School Education successful Nungambakkam, saying they had not obtained support to protest. They were released aboriginal successful the evening.

Published - December 26, 2025 11:00 p.m. IST