Video showing a girl washing clothes, utensils made viral, headmistress suspended
Wednesday, 26 JULY 2023 | PNS | PAURI
In latest news from Uttarakhand, the headmistress of a primary school in Yamkeshwar block in Pauri district has been suspended after a video purportedly showing a girl student washing clothes and utensils in the headmistress’s residence turned viral on social media platforms, sparking outrage in the district. It is learnt that the video was uploaded on social media platforms in June and taking serious note of the matter, the deputy education officer (Basic) of Yamkeshwar block made an on-ground inspection of the school on July 7. The villagers then informed him that the video had been recorded and uploaded on June 26. The girl who was purportedly shown in the video as washing clothes and utensils confirmed the content of the video. Thereafter, the headmistress was questioned and she said that the girl had been asked to hang the washed clothes on string as she had suffered injuries on her hand. She denied having made the girl to wash her clothes. As her explanation failed to satisfy the DEO, she was attached to the education office in Yamkeshwar. It is further learnt that DEO has asked the block education officer of Dwarikhal to probe the matter and submit the report in 20 days.
