Dhanbad, Jan. 12 -- In a heartening example of teachers going beyond classrooms, two government school educators from Hirapur area of Dhanbad travelled through difficult terrain on a motorcycle and on foot to trace a tribal student who had dropped out for months - and ensured his JAC Class 8 board examination form was submitted before the deadline.

A district administration press release said Dilip Kumar Karn, in-charge headmaster of Government Middle School, Teliapada (Hirapur), Dhanbad and assistant teacher Raj Kumar Verma took the initiative to locate Praman Marandi, a Class 8 student who had not been attending school for four to five months.

"We were filling the Class 8 board forms. All other students' forms were completed, but Pram...