MUMBAI, June 9 -- The accident has fuelled long-standing concerns about the attendance rules and rigid protocols being imposed on teachers during training. Teachers have complained about the hourly attendance requirements, lack of rest, absence of basic facilities, and no room for delays due to traffic or emergencies. A teacher travelled from Kalyan to Mulund for training on Sunday. She reached on time but mistakenly went to another classroom. "When I realised five minutes later that I was in the wrong classroom, I immediately reported to the right one but the trainer refused to allow me. Now I will lose one year," she said. Like her, almost 40 teachers were not able to get into training sessions in the city on Sunday due to minor delays. Teachers' organisations such as the Shikshan Kranti Sanghatana (SKS) have been demanding a 75% attendance policy, warning that the current 100% rule is "unsafe and inhuman". "Will the authorities learn only after teachers are sacrificed in accidents like this?" asked SKS state president Sudhir Ghagas. Adding to the chorus of criticism, MLC from the teachers constituency J M Abhyankar, directly blamed the training department's rigid timing enforcement. "Today's accident is a result of the insensitivity of the education system's leadership." Abhyankar, also the president of the Maharashtra State Teachers Sena, issued a statement demanding the resignation of SCERT's director....