Hyderabad teacher fired over religious homework for Hindu student

A Hyderabad private school terminated a teacher on Thursday after she assigned Islamic verses as homework to a Class 2 Hindu student, igniting protests from parents and political groups. The incident at "Success-The School" in Saidabad came to light after a video of the student's mother confronting the teacher went viral.

The mother alleged that her son was instructed to memorize, write, and recite Islamic verses without parental consent, which she stated hurt their religious sentiments. She demanded strict action against those responsible.

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How can you give such an assignment? This is not acceptable. Will you give similar instructions to your children to recite and write Bhagawad Gita sloka?

Following the controversy, the school principal terminated the teacher, identified as Shaik Aisha Parveen, with immediate effect, disqualifying her from future employment within the institution's group. However, the dispute was later resolved when the school management apologized to the family. The student's father accepted the apology, expressing confidence that such an incident would not happen again and requested the withdrawal of all complaints.

Police confirmed they were notified after reports surfaced about the homework assignment. The Deputy Commissioner of Police noted that out of 25 students in the class, only one was Hindu, calling the assignment a violation of education and school policies. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticized the incident as "education jihad," while police detained Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activists protesting near the school.

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Out of 25 students in the class, 24 were Muslims and one was a Hindu student. It was a complete violation of the education policy as well as the school policy.