The guardians and authorities of one Bakrahat Girls' School in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal have refused to allow entry to teachers. This came a day after eight teachers were locked up in the school, their only fault being that they preferred salwar kameez over saree. [Link]
What triggered off the incident was that a teacher had allegedly beaten up a student when he protested against teachers wearing salwar kameez. Eeeks! The teachers stopped attending school, and instead met the state education minister, Partha De.
The minister thankfully sided with the teachers. "We are sorry that these teachers had to face such a situation. No one can dictate what a teacher is going to wear. The dress has to be decent. This is nobody's business. They were rescued last night from the school. They explained why they couldn't go to school on Wednesday," said De.
