Headmaster suspended after viral video shows students transported in goods vehicles

An adjunct teacher and in-charge headmaster of Government Higher Primary School successful Balanja successful Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada territory was placed nether suspension aft videos of implicit 40 schoolhouse children being taken successful a lorry and a pick-up conveyance for a survey travel connected Monday, February 9, went viral connected societal media.

In an bid issued connected Thursday, lawman manager of Public Instruction G. Shashidhar said adjunct teacher K.S. Kiran Kumar had not taken support from the section for conducting a survey circuit astatine a beekeeping workplace connected Wednesday, February 11. In addition, transporting students successful 2 unfastened vehicles constituted a breach of regulations concerning kid safety, arsenic good arsenic a usurpation of the Karnataka Civil Service Rules.

Following the study from the Belthangady Block Education Officer, Mr. Shashidhar has ordered the suspension of Mr. Kumar pending a disciplinary inquiry.

Following a complaint, the Venur constabulary registered a lawsuit for offences nether Section 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 66 work with Section 192 (A) of the Indian Motor Vehicles Act. An probe into the school’s survey circuit volition beryllium conducted, and due ineligible measures volition beryllium implemented, according to a property merchandise from the police.