The disgruntled teachers are to boycott Grade 12 exams and halt new admission procedures.

The teachers, who have been staging protests in the Bijulibazaar area for the past 13 days under the leadership of Nepal Teachers’ Federation, have said that they would boycott the Grade 12 exams if their demands are not addressed.

As per the previous announcement, the Grade 12 exams will be conducted from April 24.

Meanwhile, the new academic session of schools has also begun.

General Secretary of the Federation Tula Bahadur Thapa said that no teachers or staff will take part in the Grade 12 exams until their demands are met.

He informed that the Federation’s meeting held recently has decided to boycott the Grade 12 exams and halt the new admission procedures.

According to Thapa, an appeal will also be made to stop the exams conducted by CTVT.

“We have heard that CTVT has been conducting the exams, we will urge them to stop the exams by issuing a press release,” Thapa said, adding, “We have heard that some institutional and community schools have also been opened, we will appeal them to close the schools at the earliest by issuing a statement. The decision was made earlier too.”

The teachers have been staging the protests demanding immediate enactment of the School Education Act.