Rajasthan school teacher 'strip-searches' students over missing Rs 500, suspended
A teacher in Rajasthan was suspended following allegations that she strip-searched students while investigating missing money. Although education officials stated the allegations were found to be false after an initial probe, the teacher was suspended to protect the department's reputation.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the tension between local community allegations and administrative investigations in rural school systems.
JAIPUR: A senior teacher, Saraswati Meena, at the Government Senior Secondary School in Liwali village of Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district, was suspended by the state education department following serious complaints against her. Officials said locals had alleged that students were strip-searched after the teacher found that Rs 500 was missing from a Class 9 classroom. However, officials from the district education department said the allegations were found to be false. Meena Kumari Lasariya, chief district education officer, Sawai Madhopur, said, "After learning about the incident, we immediately probed the matter and found that the allegations against the teacher were false.
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