Surat (Gujarat) [India], October 14 (HBTV): The Municipal Primary Education Committee in Surat has suspended a school in-charge teacher for organising a get-together inside the school premises where non-vegetarian food was served, in violation of school guidelines.
Rajendra Kapadia, Chairman of the Municipal Primary Education Committee, said that the school—originally an English-medium institution—had earlier offered Telugu language classes, which were later discontinued.
The suspended teacher, identified as Prabhakar, formerly taught Telugu and was subsequently appointed as the in-charge of the English-medium school after the subject was withdrawn. According to officials, he organised a reunion for alumni who had graduated nine to ten years ago at School No. 342, during which chicken-based dishes were served.
Kapadia stated that he first learned about the incident through media reports. After verifying the information with the school authorities, he decided to take disciplinary action against Prabhakar and ordered his suspension.
Speaking about the matter, Kapadia said, ‘Yesterday I got to know through the media that a get-together was organised in School No. 342... Chicken was served in that... Today, we felt that some action should be taken against him (the teacher who organised the get-together) and ordered his suspension... The teacher’s name was Prabhakar. He had organised a get-together for students who graduated 9–10 years ago...’
He further added, ‘I think he was Telugu, and all the people present there were of the Telugu community only... According to the Municipal Primary Education Committee, non-vegetarian food is not allowed to be served inside the school premises.’
(ANI)