Rohtas Teachers Ordered to Count Stray Dogs, Sparks Outcry Over Non-Academic Duties

• Teachers in Rohtas, Bihar, assigned duty to count stray dogs by Sasaram Municipal Corporation.
• The directive requires a teacher from each school to act as a nodal officer for dog census.
• Public and teachers question the move, stating it distracts from primary educational responsibilities.
• Municipal Commissioner Vikas Kumar justifies the order, citing state government guidelines for dog control.
• Teachers already handle various non-academic tasks like census, BLO duty, and voter list correction.

Why It Matters: Rohtas teachers' new dog-counting duty sparks debate on non-academic burdens impacting education.