When a child goes to school, they are expected to learn new things every day. They are supposed to study and play and just be kids. However, this wasn't the case at this government school in Bihar it seems.
In a video that recently surfaced online,?students of a government school in Bihar's Jehanabad were seen performing menial jobs.?The work being done by the students in the video is a violation of anti-child labour laws, claim reports.
District Magistrate, Jehanabad, Richie Pandey, admitted that he was in the know of the matter and disciplinary action has been ordered against authorities of the school concerned.?
In the said video, students can be seen chopping wood, cutting stones?and digging in the ground. The video was shared on Twitter by a user named Utkarsh Singh. The caption along with the video read, "This is a government school in Jehanabad, Bihar, where children are being made to work. Must listen to the clarification of the principal."
The principal mentioned how these menial jobs are not really labour work. According to him, they do these small tasks once they are done with their studies. Due to rain, it is hard finding labour, so he takes a little help from the students.?
"We took note of the video and on Friday visited the school, situated in Islampur panchayat under Kako block of the district. The state of affairs left much to be desired," said the DM.??
He claimed that the school's maintenance was poor and attendance was extremely low."The blackboards were shattered. The midday lunches that were provided were also terrible," Pandey said.
Even though this clearly was a violation, people on the internet didn't think it was that big a deal. One user said, "I do not find anything objectionable if done during free period and done on the school premises." Another user mentioned, "I just want to understand the mentality of the people who made the video viral. In many countries it would be seen as a learning experience but here it is against the grain of the times.I mean c'mon the boys are learning about life."
Do you think this entire act was alright?
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