A teacher in Andhra Pradesh has been suspended after a video surfaced on social media showing her sitting on a chair, talking on the phone, while school children massage her feet.
The incident took place at the Bandapalli Girls’ Tribal Ashram School in Meliyaputti mandal of Srikakulam district.
The video, which shows two young students massaging the teacher’s feet, has gone viral, prompting swift action from authorities.
Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) Seetampeta Project Officer Pawar Swapnil Jagannath issued a show-cause notice to the teacher and ordered an inquiry. In her explanation, the teacher claimed she had been suffering from knee pain and had fallen earlier that day, adding that students merely helped her and the video misrepresented the facts.
However, following t

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