The suspended teacher was on probation at Kendriya Vidyalaya, recently posted in Bihar’s Jehanabad. (Photo: https://ainwan.kvs.ac.in/)A probationary primary teacher of Kendriya Vidyalaya, recently posted in Bihar’s Jehanabad, has been suspended after her videos with alleged derogatory remarks about the state and its people went viral on social media. The 24-year-old teacher had expressed frustration about her first posting being in Bihar, which she described as “unacceptable”.In a video that quickly spread online, the KV teacher, who said she hails from West Bengal, purportedly says, “I will always remember my first posting… Kendriya Vidyalaya has many regions. People don’t like the Kolkata region, but I was ready for even that. I am ready to go to places like Kolkata, Odisha, Himachal Pradesh, or even Ladakh, where no one wants to go, but not Bihar.”“The ground reality is that people of Bihar have zero civic sense… India is a developing country because of Bihar. The day we remove Bihar, India will be a developed country,” she is purportedly heard saying. The video sparked strong reactions, with many calling her words inappropriate, especially for an educator.The video was reportedly deleted after it went viral, but the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP from Samastipur, Shambhavi Choudhary, wrote to the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) Commissioner on February 26, demanding action against the teacher.“Such statements are highly inappropriate, unacceptable, and unbecoming of an educator, who is responsible for imparting knowledge and values to students,” Choudhary said in her letter. “This incident has deeply hurt the sentiments of the people of Bihar, and immediate action is necessary to maintain the trust and integrity of the institution.”The KVS had already issued an order dated February 25, suspending the teacher with immediate effect “under Rule 10 (1)(a) of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control, and Appeal) Rules, 1965”.The order stated that the probationary teacher had been transferred to Kendriya Vidyalaya in Mashrak, Chhapra, during the suspension period and specified that “she must not leave the Mashrak school without prior permission from the principal”.Story continues below this adThe district administration of Jehanabad, in a press release issued on February 26, reiterated that the suspension was carried out in accordance with the relevant rules and regulations.Calling the teacher’s actions “highly condemnable”, the press release states, “Through social media, she attempted to insult the people of Bihar by using offensive language. This is a very regrettable act, and appropriate action has been taken.”The police have also taken cognisance of the videos. “A notice was sent to her and she was called to Cyber Police Station for questioning yesterday. She has given her statement. No FIR has been registered as of yet. We are further investigating the incident from all angles, and appropriate legal action will be taken in due course based on the findings,” Jehanabad Superintendent of Police Arvind Pratap Singh said.Police sources said the video is from over a month back.© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:kendriya vidyalaya