A video showing a school teacher asking her students to slap a boy from a minority community has gone viral on social media, creating nationwide fury. The students were also reportedly asked to pass objectionable remarks against the community.
The teacher, identified as Trapti Tyagi, can be seen asking the students of class 2 of a private school in Khubbapur village under Mansurpur police station area here to hit the hapless child.
Taking cognizance of the incident, Circle Officer Ravishankar said, “The viral video was examined, and prima facie, it seems the child was beaten up for not completing his school work. Some objectionable comments can also be heard in the video. We are looking into the matter and further action will be taken.”
Basic Shiksha Adhikari Shubham Shukla said apart from the students, two people are also seen in the video, one of whom is the teacher, while efforts are on to identify the other person.
“Action will be initiated against both the persons and also against the school management,” he said. Asked to comment on the religious identity of the victim child and those who hit him, Shukla said, “As of now, we cannot say it as this is a matter of investigation. Our team will probe this, and the police have also taken cognisance of this case.”
