UP school principal expels class 3 student for bringing non-veg in lunch, accuses him of conversion |Video

In Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha, a private school teacher allegedly expelled a five-year-old student over bringing non-vegetarian food to the class, which the Principal sees as “an attempt to convert everyone to Islam.”

The video of a heated argument between the school principal and the mother of the student was shared on social media on Thursday (Sep 5), which is celebrated as Teacher’s Day in India. The video went viral, prompting officials to order a probe into the incident.

In the video, the principal of the Hilton Convent School can be seen objecting to the student continuously bringing non-vegetarian food to the school.

Also Read |India: Protests erupt over ‘illegal’ mosque in Shimla, right-wing groups demand demolition

"Your child says that he wants to convert everyone to Islam by making them eat non-vegetarian food," the principal tells the mother in the purported video.

'Islamophobia'

A 7-year-old Muslim child was expelled from Hilton Public School, Amroha, over allegations of bringing non-veg food.

The principal allegedly stated, "We can't educate kids who break our temples, harm Hindus, talk about converting all Hindus, and destroying Ram… pic.twitter.com/WvfY3WiGKl — Gabbar (@Gabbar0099) September 5, 2024

WION cannot independently verify the authenticity of the viral video.

The principal further alleges that theClass 3 student, who is standing alongside his mother in what appeared to be the principal’s office- said he wanted to destroy the Hindu temple.

The woman then says her child has been complaining for the past three months that the students in his class have just been doing "Hindu-Muslim".

"You are teaching this to him," the principal tells her.

In the video, the woman alleges her child has not been allowed to sit in his class since morning.

"I don't want to teach him anymore. We have expelled him," the principal adds.

Also Read |RG Kar College graft case: Indian SC rejects Sandip Ghosh's plea challenging HC order on CBI probe

According to the principal, the mother of the child was trying to "mislead" the school by bringing up counter-allegations against a different student, saying that the boy had been hitting and harassing her son regularly.

As the video went viral, Amroha's Muslim Committee wrote to the district magistrate, demanding that the principal must be arrested and affiliation of the school must be suspended.

The District Inspector of Schools (DIS) had to step in, and a three-person inquiry committee has been established to look into the matter and take further action in the incident as per reports.

(With inputs from agencies)