Teachers at around 52 private schools from the city and around 1,600 schools from Maharashtra are set to go on strike. On September 5, they will observe a ‘Black Teacher’s Day’ as a form of protest, demanding the inclusion of unaided schools into aided ones.

Over 1,000 teachers will join the protest in the city, while around 25,000 may take part in the state. The strike could be held in Aurangabad, Nashik, Pune, Nagpur, Nanded and Latur. With around 400 students per school, the strike is likely to affect over 20,000 students in the city. The teachers, angry at the ‘double standards’ of the government, believe that its high time they are given their dues.