Dhri Awet (YK)

Teaching Process Halted as Teachers Remain Unpaid Forcing Schools to Close in Abergelle Yechila of Central #Tigray ---- The teaching and learning process in Abergelle Yechila district of Central Tigray has come to a complete halt following the continued withholding of teachers’ salaries, local official confirmed. According to the head of the district’s Education Office, Gizyawi Teklay, education services in all 46 schools have been suspended after teachers stopped work over unpaid wages. The shutdown affects 41 primary schools, 5 secondary schools, and has left 28,827 students out of class. A total of 1,078 teachers and school leaders have been forced to cease duties. Gizyawi said repeated efforts to resolve the crisis through community discussions failed, as the demands of teachers remain unaddressed. He added that the district lacks the capacity to manage a problem of this scale without external intervention. Issuing a stark warning, Gizyawi stressed that the prolonged disruption puts an entire generation’s education at risk and has pushed teachers and their families into severe hardship. He urged the Federal Government to take immediate action and ensure the payment of teachers’ salaries, stressing that the future of thousands of students depends on a swift resolution.