The instructions were issued after the officials noticed that the teachers were using their cell phones during official hours inside classrooms, taking a toll on the academics of the students in the institution.
In wake of this, Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) Handwara on Thursday issued a circular directing all the teachers not to use their cell phones during academic hours. The heads of the institutions have also been put on instructions to implement the circular instructions in letter and spirit.
“It has been observed that some teachers are using mobile phones and waste precious time of our students by consuming academic time on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter which is against the protocol,” the ZEO Handwara in a circular said.
