# UP school sealed after video of Hindu girls in burqa dancing 2026-08-19T17:04:19+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Department has sealed a private school in Gonda district after a video surfaced on social media showing Hindu girl students wearing burqa and dancing at an Independence Day event. Officials said the school was being run without recognition. The school in Ausani Buzurg village came under scrutiny after the video went viral. District Basic Education Officer Amit Kumar Singh ordered an inspection, which found that the school had no recognition from the department. Block Education Officer Riyaz Ahmed said the school was told to stop operations a week ago but continued to function. Officials locked the offices of the manager and principal and sealed the main gate. A report has been submitted to the district basic education officer. Students enrolled at the unrecognised school will be admitted to nearby government or other recognised schools. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Uttar Pradesh has over 1.5 lakh recognised private schools, but thousands more operate without approval. The state government has been cracking down on unrecognised schools in recent years, especially after safety and quality concerns. In this case, the cultural sensitivity of asking Hindu girls to wear a burqa for a performance adds a layer of controversy. The next step will be deciding whether to prosecute the school management for running without recognition, which can carry a fine and imprisonment. Watch for action from the district administration against the school owner. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Leads with the school sealing, then provides official statements. No editorialising or judgement on the cultural aspect. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Amit Kumar Singh, Basic Education Department, Gonda, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/up-school-sealed-after-video-of-hindu-girls-in-burqa-dancing/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/up-school-sealed-after-video-of-hindu-girls-in-burqa-dancing/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/