Surat teacher absence

An incident of a teacher who remained absent but marked his attendance has come to light at a school run by the Surat Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) Primary Education Committee in the Athwalines area.

Vinod Tingale, a teacher at school no. 6, Shree Visvesvaraya Nagar Primary School in Athwalines, has been accused of falsely marking his attendance, despite his prolonged absence.

Despite being absent in the morning shift, his absence was not recorded, and another teacher filled out a half-day leave form on his behalf.

While the attendance of other teachers was marked promptly in the morning, the principal claimed that his attendance would be marked at 11 am, a seemingly false explanation.

Furthermore, three different reasons were given for the teacher’s absence. The leave application mentioned a religious function, while the principal claimed it was due to a death in the family.

This raised questions about how a leave application could be filled out in the morning if a family member had passed away during the night.

The fact that another teacher filled out the leave form and forged the signature has led to suspicion of a larger attendance fraud scheme operating in the school.