A elder Education Department authoritative told The Indian Express: “In 1 instance, we received complaints against immoderate teachers for showing obscene videos oregon explicit images"(Representational Photo/Express Archives)
One teacher was accused of carrying amerciable weapons to class, and different of mounting up their furniture successful the classroom. They were among hundreds of teachers from schools crossed Bihar against whom students, guardians and others person complained successful the past 3 months to officials conducting schoolhouse inspections.
The Bihar Education Department has suspended oregon initiated departmental inquiries against implicit 100 teachers connected the ground of complaints received during regular inspections, which artifact and territory Education officers and different officials are tasked with carrying retired regularly successful authorities schools successful Bihar.
A elder Education Department authoritative told The Indian Express: “In 1 instance, we received complaints against immoderate teachers for showing obscene videos oregon explicit images. In 2 instances, we person received complaints of teachers converting classrooms into bedrooms. We person besides taken cognisance of teachers chewing gutkha successful classrooms and putting their feet connected desks portion sitting connected chairs.”
The authoritative besides said determination was an lawsuit wherever disciplinary enactment was initiated against a superior schoolhouse teacher astatine Mathar colony successful Khagaria territory aft authorities got video grounds allegedly showing him trying to extort wealth from an e-rikshaw driver.
“It is the work of District Education Officers to nonstop america periodic reports connected specified complaints with actions taken against them,” the elder authoritative said..
Bihar Education Minister Sunil Kumar, portion not making immoderate remarks connected circumstantial complaints against teachers, had earlier said: “The full thought of regular inspection is to inculcate subject successful the schoolhouse system, making some students and teachers accountable.”
In a large inaugural aimed astatine enforcing accountability, attendance done look designation volition beryllium mandated from January 1, 2025, crossed each schools successful Bihar.