Archive · 22 Nov 2025
Teacher Suspended for Severe Punishment of Primary School Children
A teacher in India was suspended for hurting a student by sticking tape on her mouth.
She also made false complaints about others.
An investigation found she broke rules and harmed the school's learning environment.
A woman teacher in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, has been suspended for severely punishing primary school children.
The teacher, Sunita Saini, punished a girl student by pasting cello tape on her lips.
The suspension order was issued on November 12, 2022.
The teacher was found guilty of violating the Right to Education code of conduct and misleading her superiors with false allegations.
A probe conducted by the District Basic Education Officer led to her suspension.
- Who
- Sunita Saini, a woman teacher in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh
- What
- Suspended for severely punishing primary school children
- When
- November 12, 2022
- Where
- Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Why
- For violating the Right to Education code of conduct and making false allegations
- Punishment Method
- Pasting cello tape on a girl student's lips
- Date of Suspension
- November 12, 2022
- Investigating Officers
- Pallia Block Education Officer Raman Singh and District Coordinator for Girls Education Renu Srivastava
- Violations
- Code of conduct under Right to Education, awarding undue punishment, vitiating educational environment, making false allegations
- Suspending Authority
- District Basic Education Officer Kheri Pravin Tiwari