An incident occurred in the city of Itawa where a teacher began hitting a student's head, mistaking it for a drum. After he recorded and published the video on the social network Facebook, he was suspended from work.
This case happened at a school where the student came to study. Attention was drawn to the head of the boy, who had short-cropped hair and was almost bald. The teacher suddenly had an idea, and he started hitting the child's head, imitating playing a drum. Other children started laughing, and someone recorded the event. Then the teacher himself posted this video on his Facebook account.
The video quickly spread across social networks, attracting public attention, which began asking questions. The Department of Education also took notice. As a result, the teacher's work was temporarily banned, and he was suspended.
The incident took place in the Itawa area, at Birouli Primary School, located in the Saifai block, Uttar Pradesh state. The teacher in question is Dinesh Kumar Mathur, who held the position of senior director at this school.
The viral video shows the instructor tapping the child's head as if it were a drum. The child has short hair, and his head is almost bald. The instructor taps this head like a drum. Natural questions arise: are teachers in schools meant to educate children or to conduct musical rehearsals on their heads? What should a teacher's behavior be in school? Jokes played with a child in school must preserve their dignity and respect.
According to available information, the video was published by the teacher himself on his personal Facebook account, not by someone else who recorded it.
After the video went viral, the matter reached the Basic Education Department. Department staff paid attention to this incident. The video became a subject of discussion among people, and the department faced the question of action regarding the teacher's behavior. Upon receiving the information, the Director of Basic Education in Itawa, Dr. Rajesh Kumar, took the video into consideration. Initially, such behavior by a teacher was considered a disciplinary violation. Subsequently, Senior Director Dinesh Kumar Mathur was immediately suspended from his post.
The department also initiated an investigation into the matter. Further steps will be taken after the review is completed. Currently, he is on leave. Some may consider that the teacher was just joking, while others may view it as inappropriate treatment of children. However, the question of how a child should be treated in school should not be lost between a joke and seriousness.
In school, children learn not only to read books; they also learn how to behave by observing their teachers. A teacher's task is to create a learning environment where a child can ask questions, make mistakes, laugh, and feel safe. Although the teacher's intention to hit the child's head remains under investigation, it is necessary to ask whether he considered the child's dignity before making him part of such a video.