India, Jan. 3 -- New Delhi

The Delhi government's directorate of education (DoE) suspended a Hindi teacher posted at Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya (SBV), Subhash Nagar, according to an order released on December 31, 2025. While the order did not specify a reason for the suspension, the teacher alleged that action was taken for refusing to serve as the school's nodal officer to tackle the stray dog issue.

The suspended teacher, Sant Ram, said he posted a video on social media on December 29-after a list of 118 North West district teachers appointed as nodal officers was circulated- over apprehensions of having to undertake tasks, such as counting dogs.

Speaking to HT, Ram said, "The suspension order probably came in the backdrop of my stateme...