The Maharashtra government's recent order directing teachers to attend schools has not gone down well with the teaching fraternity for the lack of any assurance on prioritising them for vaccination against Covid-19 and the permission to travel by suburban trains in Mumbai.

In a circular issued on Monday, the state government made it mandatory for 50 per cent of teachers of class 1 to 9 to conduct online sessions for students from their schools. A 100 per cent attendance is made compulsory for teachers of class 10 and lecturers of junior colleges. The teachers have been directed to attend schools so that results of class 10 can be released by June-end.