Some primary school teachers in UP’s Amroha district made reels in school and forced their students to like and share posts on Instagram and subscribe to their accounts.
The teachers said to be recording videos for social media in school are identified as – Ambika Goyal, Poonam Singh, and Neetu Kashyap.
The students said that the teachers create content for Instagram while on duty in school.
“The teacher records reels in school and pressurises students to like and share them. She also threatens to beat us if we don’t do so,” Annu, a student said.
As per a report by India Today, the parents of the students forced to like, share, and subscribe to the Instagram account, approached the District Magistrate (DM) seeking action in the matter. Block Education Officer Gangeshwari Aarti Gupta is investigating the matter.
The teachers have denied the allegations. “We do not have any information about this. We teach children diligently during school time. We sometimes make videos during school time for children to learn,” said Ambika, one of the teachers.
