A teacher found herself in trouble for taking attendance online while sitting in her car leading to disciplinary action by the education department. The teacher has been issued a show cause notice and was also asked to send an official response within two days. The department also mentioned that if the response is unsatisfactory, further action will be taken.
The incident took place in Baikunthpur Block in Gopalganj District of Bihar. The teacher’s name is Renu Kumari. District Education Officer (DEO) Yogesh Kumar issued a notice to the teacher, creating a stir among the other teachers.
According to the new guidelines of the education department, all teachers are required to mark their daily attendance through the e-ShikshaKosh application. For this, the teachers must take a selfie while standing on the school premises and upload it to the app. However, teacher Renu Kumari on several occasions in September, marked her attendance while sitting in a car. The incident was later investigated by the higher officials and the matter was found true.
DEO Yogesh Kumar instructed the headmaster of the school, to ask for a proper clarification from the teacher and submit it at the DEO’s office within two days. If the teacher fails to respond or is unsatisfactory, further actions will be taken. The DEO’s office also attached the photos of the teacher’s attendance to support their claim. It was spotted that the teacher marked her attendance while sitting in a car on September 9, 10, 13, 14, 23, 24, 27 and October 2.
This led to disciplinary action against the teacher. It was reported that many such incidents took place earlier which led the official to closely look to the matter. The reports also suggested that many teachers previously were found to practice this system for marking attendance. This has marked a massive stir in the education department. According to a report by Hindustan Times, after this system was implemented in May, more than 700 teachers lost their day’s salary.
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