Teachers in the city are a worried lot. While the Election Commission (EC) has stated that only 30 per cent of staff from every educational institute will be called for election duty for the Maharashtra State Assembly elections on October 15, schools in the city are yet to receive a circular stating the same. However, what they have received are the poll duty circulars which mention that teachers will have to keep aside five days for election duty over the next one month. With a number of bank holidays, too, coming up next month, teachers will find it difficult to finish the portion for first semester exams to be held before Diwali vacations commence.

Teachers search for their names for election duty a day before the Lok Sabha Elections in April, in Thane. File pic