In a shocking incident, a group of school students in Jharkhand’s Dumka district tied their teacher and a school clerk to a tree and allegedly beat them. The students were upset with their teachers for giving low scores that led to their failing exams.
The students indulged in the shocking act allegedly at the prodding of their headmaster. An FIR has been registered against the headmaster and 11 students involved in the act, the police said. “Teacher Suman Kumar and clerk Soneram Chaure complained that they were beaten up and tied to a tree on the instructions of the headmaster. An FIR has been registered against the headmaster and 11 students,” said Nityanand Bhokta, Gopikandar Police Station in-charge, Dumka.
When Dumka education officers arrived at the scene after the incident was reported, students complained that their teachers had given them very few marks in practical exams and that they had not been given an explanation.
“We received info on the incident and held talks with all teachers. When we reached there, students said that they were given very low marks in practicals and they didn’t receive an adequate response from their teachers,” said Surendra Hebram, Block Education Extension Officer, Gopikandar, Dumka.
In a response to the incident, Suman, a teacher, said that students called them under the guise of holding a meeting and complained that their results were spoiled. “Students called us on the pretext of holding a meeting and said their results were spoiled. It happened because their practical marks were not included in the results. That was to be done by the headmaster. So we couldn’t have taken any step in this regard,” Suman said.
