Collector Suspends Principal Over Low Attendance at Shahdol School

Collector Parth Jaiswal of Shahdol district has taken disciplinary action against Principal Sourabh Kumar Gupta and a teacher at Patasi government school after a review of the school’s performance.\n\nThe decision follows findings that student attendance at the school is consistently below the state’s minimum requirement and that the quality of instruction has not met educational standards.\n\nThe suspended officials are expected to be replaced by the district education office while an investigation into the school’s management continues.\n\nThe move is part of a broader effort by the Madhya Pradesh government to improve educational outcomes in rural schools.