Synopsis: The school children and their parents alleged that the teacher, who has been working at the school since 23 June, had punished the students by compelling them to do 200 sit-ups and then forcing them to remove their sacred threads.

A guest physical education teacher at Morarji Desai Residential School in Karkala, Udupi was terminated on Tuesday, 18 November, after he allegedly made students remove their janivaras and other sacred threads.

The school children and their parents alleged that the teacher, who has been working at the school since 23 June, had punished the students by compelling them to do 200 sit-ups and then forcing them to remove their sacred threads.

According to a letter issued by the principal, the teacher was previously warned about these allegations, however,

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