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In a shocking incident, students of Dugudha Nodal Upper Primary School under Udala block in Mayurbhanj district were seen sitting under a roadside tree with their books after the school gate was locked by the protesting parents.

As per reports, the protest was sparked by the transfer of a teacher identified as Deepika Kar. The development angered the villagers and the guardians. The school, which has 264 students from Class I to Class VIII, originally had eight teachers. However, one teacher had already been transferred earlier without a replacement. With the recent transfer of another teacher, parents and locals expressed stron...