Published 01:30 IST, July 29th 2024
School Principal Caught Sleeping While Students Fan Her In Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh
A primary school principal in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh was suspended after she was caught sleeping in the classroom, while minor students were fanning her.

Aligarh: A primary school principal in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh was suspended after she was caught sleeping in the classroom, while minor students were fanning her. The reported incident came to the fore from a primary school after a video capturing the sleeping school principal surfaced on social media. The incident sparked a massive outrage prompting the UP education department officials to order the suspension of the principal.
Apart from the suspension of the alleged principal, an inquiry has also been ordered for further departmental action into the matter, said an official source.
The incident took place at Gokulpur in the Dhanipur region of Aligarh. The video clip shows the principal comfortably sleeping on a mat on the floor of the classroom while a few students stand beside her, waving handheld fans to keep her cool. The visuals also showed one girl after another sitting beside the teacher and fanning her
Following the widespread condemnation and outrage on social media, the Basic Education Officer Rakesh Kumar Singh announced that the matter would be investigated and strict action would be taken.
Meanwhile, another video surfaced showing the same teacher beating students. A probe by the Block Education Officer confirmed that both the sleeping video and the footage of children being beaten featured the same teacher, but the latter was from an earlier incident.
Officials said a probe team will be formed to investigate the matter.
Updated 01:30 IST, July 29th 2024