Teachers, parents booked for rioting at school

NAGPUR: Heavy drama was witnessed at the Guru Nanak Primary school, Bezonbagh, on Saturday after a group of teachers and parents got into a tussle with the principal of the school following a ‘surprise test’ of Std IV students.
Following the fracas, around 12 teachers and several parents have been booked for rioting, assault and unlawful assembly by Jaripatka police following the complaint by headmistress Pearl Michael.
The accused teachers are identified as Sarika Karde, R Ghash, Baimal Joseph, Mamta Dandekar, Shivani Rao, Shiba Vinoi, V Kalsi, Khushali Raut, Devendra Hulke, Achatra Chanchlani, P Chavhan, Rohit Kachva along with some parents.
According to the complaint, Michael had gone to take a surprise test for the students of Std IV-C and asked the class teacher Devendra Hulke to let others handle the test. However, Hulke allegedly opposed the headmistress and asked students to tear up the paper. Following which the student tear up the papers and Hulke along with other teachers and parents barged into the Michael’s office and created ruckus.
One of the lady peon who was shooting the whole incident on her phone was also allegedly assaulted by the teachers who also broke her cell-phone. Following the incident, Michael approached Jaripatka police station and registered a case against the teachers and parents.
Hulke told TOI, “It is a conspiracy against the teachers to harass them as we stood against the management’s decision to close down the school. I was sent out by madam headmistress out of the class, still they are claiming that I asked students to tear-up the papers.”
“They had given me a letter, when I was on a three day leave to go to Delhi regarding our case against management, claiming that I am not giving my full attention to students so a surprise test will be conducted. It is never heard of that a surprise test is conducted for students without even telling the class teacher. We are only being targeted and harassed because we stood against management’s decision,” added Hulke
CEO and general secretary of Sikh education society Sarabjit Kalsi said, “We were concerned about the education of students as the exams are nearing. That is why we had decided to conduct the surprise test. We had even given letter to Hulke that such a test will be conducted as we suspected that he was not giving proper education to the students due to his other priorities.”
“Our only concern is students and we want to give them best education that is why we had conducted the test, but the teachers and some parents created ruckus at the school,” added Kalsi.