Teacher suspended for showing movie to students in classroom in UP

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Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar
Last Updated : Jul 08 2018 | 4:05 PM IST

A teacher of a government primary school has been suspended for showing a movie to students in the classroom at Lado Majra village in Shamli district, an official said today.

A purported video of the incident went viral on social media after which administration took action.

District Basic Shiksha Adhikari Gita Verma said in the video, it was seen that the teacher, Arvind Kumar, was showing the children a movie on his mobile phone in the classroom.

The teacher has been suspended and an inquiry ordered against him, Verma said.

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First Published: Jul 08 2018 | 4:05 PM IST

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