SANGRUR, May 22 -- Show-cause notices have been issued to educators who skipped civic poll rehearsals, sparking statewide outrage among teachers regarding the continuous deployment of educational staff for non-teaching duties. The notices, issued under the Punjab State Election Commission Act, warn teachers of strict legal action if they fail to explain their absence. Sangrur additional deputy commissioner (ADC development) Sukhchain Singh Papra said that the notices were issued under the Punjab State Election Commission Act and that they have not received any instruction from the state election commission. A senior official said that 46 show-cause notices have been issued in the district. Barnala district education officer Suneetinder Singh said that while the teachers were served with notices initially, the matter was resolved as authorities listened to their problems. However, teacher unions and educators said that these overlapping administrative duties are crippling the school system and hurting student learning. Mohinder Kumar, a teacher at a government middle school in Abdul Khaliq village, Fazilka, and a union leader of the Democratic Teachers Front (DTF) said, "The school has a strength of 110 students and four teachers, including me. Among these, two are on Census duty and one is in an election rehearsal, due to which I am alone handling the students."...