Educationists have demanded to keep teachers away from party politics. They have emphasized that the provision that teachers and professors cannot be active in political parties should be made in the Education Act.

In the discussion on the school education bill in the education and health committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, experts suggested that the education sector should be made service-oriented and the right to school education should remain at the local level.  They said that

teachers should be banned from party politics and service facilities should be made attractive to them. They emphasized the need to strengthen public education by making the education sector non-profit. After discussing the bill with the amendment MP, the committee took expert's suggestion before the debate.  In the discussion of the

committee, educationist and former vice-chancellor of Tribhuvan University Kedarbhakta Mathema said that the operation of profit-making schools should be stopped. Privatization is increasing in education. "Students are separated from public schools," he said, "Education has not gone towards the speed and direction it was supposed to go."

Mathema emphasized that teachers should not be allowed to engage in party politics "Teachers and professors cannot get involved in politics, their opinion is their right, but they should be kept away from politics," he said. He said that the teacher should be accountable to the school management committee and the school should be run by the 'Board of Trustee' model. 

Educationist Meen Bahadur Bista commented that Nepal's education system is trapped in the maze of interests of political parties, businessmen, employees and teachers. "Each page of the education bill smells of politicization and bureaucracy," he said, "free education is called for political reasons but is not implemented." 

Educationist Bista asked the parliamentarians to pay attention to the shortage of teachers worldwide. He said, "The crisis of teachers is also coming in Nepal. Not by treating them like Jamie did. The state should attract by increasing service facilities.' 

Professor Tankanath Dhamala of Tribhuvan University said that the activities of party politics should be banned in schools and universities. He said that public education should be strengthened by increasing government investment. "If the government schools become standard, the private ones will automatically be closed," Dhamala said. He opposed the provision of the bill to teach mathematics and science subjects in English medium. 

Educationist Tika Bhattarai asked the MPs to make a law so that it would be implemented. "Reformation of public schools will not be possible until private schools are displaced," he said. "Just looking at the benefits of private schools is not enough." Another educationist, Vishnu Karki, said that before the bill is passed, parliamentarians should be clear about the nature of education and for whom. He said that the Act should be issued for at least 20 years. 

Professor Vinay Kusiat asked to be clear in his vision of what education would be like. "The state should take ownership and make education free," he said, "for that, investment is needed." Child development expert Meenakshi Dahal said that the state should be clear about child development classes (ECD). He said that it is necessary to conduct mental and physical health examination of teachers who teach child development every year.