Headmistress chops 20 students’ hair as punishment

Belagavi: The headmistress of a private

English medium school

cutting the hair of nearly 20 boy students randomly as a disciplinary action came to light on Monday. The school is in

Kakati

village near the city.

Kiran Desai, the headmistress of St John English Medium School allegedly cut the hair of students using a scissors. Sources said the headmistress took the disciplinary action after the students did not have a proper haircut despite repeated instructions by school authorities. The incident is said to have happened two days ago.

Objecting the action by the headmistress, the parents of the students met school authorities on Monday but did not get a proper answer. Later, they complained to the

education department

. Following the complaint, deputy director of public instruction A B

Pundalik

visited the school and took stock of the matter.

“I inquired about the incident and confirm that the incident did happen. The headmistress cut the hair of those students who allegedly had long hair. I have served show-cause notices to the school management as well as the headmistress”, the officer told TOI.