Rajasthan Government Introduces New Rules to Prevent Unauthorized Access and Filming in Schools

A video of a cultural event held at the Knowledge Beam Academy in the Gonda district during Independence Day celebrations went viral on social media. The video showed schoolgirls dancing in burqas. Following the appearance of this video, Amit Kumar Singh, Deputy Director of Basic Education for the district, dispatched the sector education officer to the location for an inspection.

During the inspection conducted on August 16, it was discovered that the school was operating without official accreditation. Consequently, the sector education officer took immediate action, sealing the school and issuing an order to transfer students to the nearest public educational institutions.

The Director Apologized, Stating All Students Were Hindu

After the controversy surrounding the viral video intensified, the school director, Ramkrishna Maurya, released a video apology. He explained that the event's sole purpose was entertainment, not insulting any community. The director emphasized that all girls participating in the burqa dance were Hindu. Acknowledging his mistake, he promised that such a situation would not happen again and apologized repeatedly.

Inspection Revealed Operation of Unregistered School

The sector education officer inspected the Knowledge Beam Academy, located in Ausani village, Chhapiya block, on behalf of the Department of Basic Education. During the inspection, officials found that the school lacked any legal registration and was operating illegally. Given this serious negligence and illegal activity, the officials immediately sealed the school with a lock.

Students Will Be Enrolled in Neighboring Schools

Amit Kumar Singh, Deputy Director of Basic Education for the district, stated that the most serious issue was the school operating without a license. He instructed the sector education officer to provide a detailed report on the inspection. Furthermore, the sector education officer was tasked with ensuring the immediate enrollment of all students in the nearest primary and secondary public schools to prevent harm to the children's education.

Student protests have intensified in Bihar following events in Delhi and Ranchi. On Tuesday morning, at the demonstration site in Gardanibagh, Patna, participants awaiting examinations, including the TRE-4 teacher recruitment, began a sit-in strike.

According to sources, the BPSC may publish the TRE-4 competition announcement this evening. It is believed that the Bihar government is trying to prevent large student unrest, similar to what occurred in Delhi and Jharkhand, and is preparing to release the announcement today to meet the students' main demands.

The protesters in Gardanibagh are led by student leader Dilip Kumar. Their main demand is the immediate release of the TRE-4 notification, the conduct of a one-stage exam, and the resignation of Education Minister Mitilesh Tiwari. A threat of besieging the legislative assembly was also issued if concrete steps are not taken within five days.

All attention is now focused on the BPSC and the Education Department. If the announcement appears this evening, the situation in Gardanibagh may change. However, the protesters remain vigilant, insisting on receiving an official notification rather than just promises.

The number of participants at the Gardanibagh demonstration site has been growing since the morning. Student leader Dilip Kumar stated that if the official announcement is not published by evening, the strike will be intensified. Many protesters emphasize that they need a concrete notification, not just assurances.

Sources claim that the government wants to make a decision soon, learning from the protests in Delhi and Jharkhand to avoid major disputes in Bihar. It is reported that discussions are underway between the BPSC and the Education Department. The situation by evening will determine whether the movement in Gardanibagh calms down or becomes more radical. The protesters maintain a watchful stance.

As artificial intelligence (AI) integrates into daily learning, educators face a growing challenge: how to utilize this technology without weakening students' critical thinking skills. A recent example, where a physics teacher found a student's homework containing a chatbot's question after the solution was elegantly and correctly generated by AI, drew public attention.

This case went viral because it reflects a worrying trend: modern schoolchildren are not only forgetting how to think but sometimes also forgetting how to cheat properly. The situation escalated when President Vladimir Putin instructed the State Council to prepare proposals for amending federal educational standards and incorporating AI into them, turning the discussion from a joke into a question of the future of Russian education.

The consequences of this process will extend far beyond the classroom, shaping how children read, write, argue, memorize, and think. Statistics confirm this trend: by 2025, the share of student work completed with the help of AI will increase from 17.8% to 24%, meaning nearly a quarter of essays, presentations, term papers, and dissertations will be created with AI assistance.

Among schoolchildren, the situation is even more pronounced: 29% of Russian students admit to using AI tools for homework, and 23% do so out of boredom, using AI instead of real interaction. Teachers witness this problem daily; for instance, one student who wrote excellently at home consistently failed creative assignments in class until his ability was refuted by his Unified State Exam results when he lost his 'digital co-author.'

Experts and teachers point out several serious risks. According to surveys, 36% of respondents fear that reduced mental effort will harm children's development, and 31% are concerned about the reduction of personal interaction. Another 27% predict a drop in motivation and an increase in catastrophic laziness.

The central danger is that AI can simulate effort, creating the appearance of thought and even personality. Unlike a polished essay from AI, a poorly written composition by a child remains a human document, containing errors, awkwardness, effort, fear, and ambition. IT pioneer Natalia Kaspersky warned of the risk of raising a 'generation of complete idiots.'

However, a complete ban on AI in the educational process is considered a naive approach. The serious response lies in teaching children to use AI competently, preventing them from completely outsourcing their thoughts to algorithms. AI can ease teachers' workload by helping prepare tests, analyze work, and reducing routine burdens, thereby supporting rather than replacing pedagogical judgment.

The main problem is that neither teachers nor students have received adequate training on working with this tool. Similar to the initial concerns surrounding calculators, AI should only be applied after basic skills—reading, writing, argumentation, and doubt—have been established. AI must become an additional layer of intelligence, not a replacement.

What only living people can provide is real interaction, shared thought, the discipline of disagreement, and emotions that cannot be simulated. Even the most advanced AI cannot feel, but it can imitate feelings, which might be acceptable for a lonely child.

Partial responsibility lies with teachers, but given the acute shortage of staff in Russia, neural networks are becoming the most accessible 'tutor.' To solve the problem, it is not enough to simply scold children for copying chatbot answers; it is necessary to restore the authority of the teacher, reduce bureaucracy, eliminate staff shortages, and teach all participants in the educational process to work honestly with AI, otherwise, the machine will replace thinking itself.