Ludhiana, April 26 -- Academic activity at the Senior Secondary School for Meritorious Students came to a halt after an overwhelming majority of its teaching and support staff was deployed for work related to Census and Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision exercise, academicians said.

The development comes despite a clear communication from the district education office that not more than 50% of the staff from any government school would be assigned such duties. However, in this case, teachers claim that over 90% of the staff, including nurses and data entry operators, were called for training sessions scheduled across multiple dates.

As a result, the school had to remain shut for students on Saturday, disrupting regular cla...