Overview

• More than 90 students from KGBV Nangnyo walked overnight from Nyangno to Lemmi, covering about 65 km to protest teacher shortages.
• Senior students in Classes 11 and 12 led the march, calling for immediate postings in geography and political science.
• Pakke Kessang DDSE Deepak Tayeng said appointments for those two subjects have now been approved following the protest.
• Officials noted the students left without informing school authorities, reported that they were in good health, and arranged vehicles to take them back.
• The department says two contractual teachers were recently engaged and other hires from a walk-in interview await higher-level clearance, while the headmistress reports adequate staffing in other subjects and completion of half-yearly coursework.