Lady teacher found 'drunk’, sleeping in science room in Nalagarh

A trained graduate teacher (TGT) deputed at Government Senior Secondary School, Nava Gaon, in Nalagarh was found sleeping in the science room since morning allegedly in an inebriated state today when a team of school management committee (SMC) reached the school.

A media team, which was called on the spot, also found her sleeping inside a room. SMC members informed the police and requested to get her medically examined. They rued that the children’s education was adversely hit due to her reckless behaviour.

Gurpal Singh, school management committee member, told media persons that she was often found sleeping in the school in an inebriated state owing to which the science result suffered.

When confronted by the media persons, she denied any such allegation. She, however, maintained that she was under depression and taking anti-depression medicines. She was sleeping during her free period as she was tired after attending a marriage the night before.

A bottle containing a coloured liquid was recovered from her bag. Its sample was taken by the SMC for testing.

Villagers, fed up with her reckless attitude, asserted that they will not send their children to school tomorrow if she was not shifted. They said even last year they had complained about her reckless behaviour to the authorities but it had yielded no result.