Davangere: Students harass teacher, put dustbin on his head in class; Edu Min condemns the incident

Davangere: Pictures showing students harassing a teacher and putting dustbin on his head at the Government High School in Nallur in Davangere have surfaced online.

The teacher had reportedly reprimanded the students who were consuming gutka and littering the classroom, and told them to maintain discipline.

The viral video shows the students misbehaving with the teacher. One of the students tried to assault him with a dustbin and also puts it on the head of the teacher when he started teaching in the class.

Karnataka Minister of Primary and Secondary Education BC Nagesh has ordered strict action.

Taking to Twitter, Nagesh said,  “Assault on a teacher by students at a school in Channagiri taluk of Davanagere district cannot be tolerated. Education Department and police probing the matter. I have instructed to take appropriate action. We will always be with teachers.”