Karnataka Govt school headmaster, teacher suspended over sexual harassment case

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Shivamogga, Dec 12, 2023: A 45-year-old teacher and the headmaster of a Government school in Shivamogga district have been suspended on charges of sexual harassment and dereliction of duty, respectively, officials said on Monday. The teacher of the school at Soppinakeri village in Shikaripura taluk was accused of sexually harassing female students aged between nine and 12 for the past few months.

 

The headmaster did not take action against him despite the issue being brought to his attention, they said. The matter came to the notice of the senior education department officials on December five following which a detailed probe into the allegations levelled against the teacher was taken up, officials said. Shivamogga Deputy Director of Public Instructions C R Parameshwarappa said.