Praveen Toppo, an assistant teacher at Machandand Kogwar Primary School in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district, has been reportedly suspended after a video showing him teaching incorrect English spellings went viral. In the clip, Toppo is seen misspelling basic words such as “nose” as “Noge,” “ear” as “EARE,” and “eye” as “IEY.” Reports also indicated that he did not know the correct spellings of the days of the week or simple family-related words.

Following the video’s circulation, the incident sparked widespread discussion and mounting pressure on the Education Department to act. District Education Officer (DEO) M.R. Yadav ordered an inquiry, after which the cluster coordinator inspected the school and confirmed that students were being taught inaccurate spellings. Toppo was suspended wit

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