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A school in UP's Amroha is in news for a very peculiar reason. Some primary school teachers here allegedly forced their students to like and share their posts on Instagram. They also asked them to follow to their accounts.
Interestingly, one of the teachers regularly features on the Instagram reels shot daily in the school premises, while the other shoots them. The students have claimed that the teachers create these online contents while on school duty, reported India Today.
The parents of the students approached the District Magistrate (DM) seeking action in the matter.
"The teacher records reels in school and pressurises students to like and share them. She also threatens to beat us if we don't do so," a student said.
Another student alleged that a teacher also forces students to do dishes, cook food, and make tea for her.
Several students have also claimed that they are not getting proper education in the school.
The teachers who were found to be making reels in the school were identified as Poonam Singh, Ambika Goyal, and Neetu Kashyap.
However, all of them have categorically denied making such videos and said that they are "dedicated" to providing good education to their students.
"We do not have any information about this. We teach children diligently during school time. We sometimes make videos during school time for children to learn," said Ambika Goyal.
Meanwhile, Block Education Officer Gangeshwari Aarti Gupta, who is looking into the matter, said that she is probing the issue.