Chikkaballapur: Viral photoshoot with student; school headmistress suspended

Team Udayavani, Dec 30, 2023, 11:35 AM IST

A government school headmistress has been suspended after a romantic photoshoot of her with a class 10 student went viral.

In the photos, taken during a student’s trip, the student and headmistress were seen posing in various objectionable ways. The student is seen kissing her on the cheeks and pulling her saree. He is also seen lifting the teacher in his arms. The headmistress is also seen hugging and behaving romantically with the student in the video.

Acting on a complaint by parents in Chintamani taluk in Chikkaballapur district, Block Education Officer V. Umadevi visited the school to investigate and submitted a report, based on which Deputy Director of Public Instruction Bailajinappa issued the suspension order.

Parents had demanded action against the headmistress for indulging in the romantic photo shoot during a tour, after its video went viral on social media on Thursday, evoking outrage from various people and parents, who slammed her for engaging in such inappropriate behaviour.

The parents had sought action against the headmistress and also went to the school and confronted her. They filed a complaint regarding her behaviour with the Block Education Officer and demanded an investigation.

With IANS inputs