Overview
- The teacher, identified as Y Sujatha at Bandapalli Girls’ Tribal Ashram School in Srikakulam district, was filmed seated on a call as two girl students massaged her legs.
- ITDA Seetampeta suspended her and issued a show-cause notice, appointing the Tekkali Revenue Divisional Officer to submit a detailed report within seven days.
- The suspension order cited violations including making students perform personal work and using a mobile phone during class, calling the conduct gross negligence.
- The headmaster was directed to reassign her duties to another teacher, while Sujatha claimed she had knee pain and said the students were helping her after a fall.
- YSR Congress Party condemned the incident in a post on X, and reports noted a similar February case in East Godavari where a teacher was suspended for making students wash her car.