Lucknow: A video from UP’s Hardoi district showing a school manager misbehaving with parents of a child sparked outrage on social media.The incident, which reportedly started over a disagreement regarding the purchase of schoolbooks, showed the manager losing her temper and using offensive language.Following the incident that occurred on April 24, Hardoi’s basic education officer Ajit Singh on Monday issued a statement saying that the school manager, Mamta Mishra, prima facie was found guilty of using abusive language. It also said that other irregularities were also detected in the school functioning after an inspection.“We have sent her (Mishra) a notice asking her not to enter the school premises till the investigations are complete. Failure to comply with this directive will lead to legal proceedings,” Singh said.He added that the block education officer, DL Rana, has been asked to lodge an FIR against the school following irregularities found in the school.When contacted, the parents said, “After buying the entire book set, the school asked us to purchase three notebooks, each costing Rs 400, from the school. We went to seek some time to purchase them as there was a financial crisis at home. But the manager didn’t listen and abused us badly.”After the video went viral, Mishra recorded another video apologising for her rude behaviour and alleging that the parents in question had been pressurising her to waive the fee of their child for a few days.
