In Varanasi, a headmistress at Primary School Purnakala in the Ghorawal block of Sonbhadra has been penalized after a video surfaced on social media. The footage depicted students in school uniforms transporting bricks on the school grounds, purportedly for repairs to the damaged boundary wall. As a result of this incident, her annual increment has been halted with immediate effect.
Sonbhadra District Basic Education Officer Mukul Anand Pandey said on Sunday that an inquiry was conducted after taking cognisance of the video circulated on August 27. In her reply, Kumari stated that nearly 10 feet of the school boundary wall had been damaged by anti-social elements.
She said the bricks were stored in a classroom and were being taken out by the labourers when some children began carrying them on their own. Based on the inquiry report, action was taken against Primary School Purnakala headmistress Mandavi Kumari. After going through the video footage showing students moving bricks for repair work on the damaged boundary wall, officials issued a notice to the headmistress seeking her explanation. For its repair, two labourers and a mason had been engaged. She claimed that the children were immediately called back into the classroom. The officer directed that children must remain under complete supervision during school hours and that such incidents must not recur. It was also made clear that any future lapse would invite strict departmental action, for which the headmistress concerned would be held responsible.