Irate villagers locked up a school after videos of two drunken teachers’ antics at Matuapalli village under Deogaon block in Balangir district went viral on social media on Thursday.
The incident triggered outrage among parents while raising serious concern on the state of affairs in Government schools.
Locals locked the gate of the Matupalli Upper Primary School after clips of two teachers misconduct in an inebriated condition surfaced.
In the clips school, Headmaster Jayadev Bisi was seen dozing off resting his legs on the table along with another teacher. He also abused students in foul language.
The locals said they want the teachers to be immediately dismissed. Most of the time, the Headmaster is absent. But getting drunk and behaving like this that too in a school is not acceptable. What influence teachers like this would have on the children, they questioned.
Block Education Officer Gobardhan Bhoi said the Assistant Block Education Officer (ABEO) has been directed to inquire into the incident and submit a report after which necessary action would be taken.