Guwahati, May 28: Majuli deputy commissioner Cavery B Sarma has ordered an inquiry after a teacher in a school in Assam’s Majuli district allegedly chopped off the hair of more than 30 students.
On Friday evening, Cavery B Sarma asked the officials concerned to investigate the matter and give a report immediately.
The school authorities in their statement before the higher authorities stated that the kids were keeping long hair which is not allowed as per the school’s guidelines.
The teacher, identified as Nicky, said that he just followed the order of the school authorities. However, after the incident, the students are refusing to attend classes, according to their parents.
The district administration officials said that there is no provision in the state government’s guidelines under which a teacher can trim or chop off hair of students inside the campus. “There are other ways to deal with the minor kids. We are investigating the matter to understand, what actually happened that day,” the official said.