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UP schools bar outsiders amid protests, FIRs over videos
Lucknow: Basic Education Officers in several Uttar Pradesh districts have directed schools to restrict entry of outsiders, including YouTubers and social media users, without prior permission. The order follows Chief Minister Yogi…
Lucknow: Basic Education Officers in several Uttar Pradesh districts have directed schools to restrict entry of outsiders, including YouTubers and social media users, without prior permission. The order follows Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's directive to file FIRs against those spreading 'misleading' videos about schools and colleges.
In Kannauj, police filed a case against unidentified persons after students protested against a headmaster. Officials claimed students were lured with biscuits to join the protest. In Deoria, activist Rajat Singh was booked for entering a school without permission and posting a video showing a dilapidated building, which the education department said was an old unused structure already marked for demolition.
The CM said at a Lucknow event that some people were posting videos of dilapidated school buildings to tarnish the government's image. No arrests have been made so far in either case.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The crackdown on school access and social media videos comes amid a broader push by the UP government to control narratives around public infrastructure. The use of FIRs against activists and the 'biscuit-luring' claim echoes previous instances where the state has framed student protests as orchestrated. The key question is whether these cases will hold up in court: charges like criminal trespass and abetment require proof of intent to cause public mischief. Watch for the next court hearings in Kannauj and Deoria, which will test the legal basis for restricting citizen monitoring of government schools.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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