Kolkata, Feb 5 || The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on Thursday suspended seven teachers and the headmaster of a school, allegedly for beating up an examination officer after he discovered a mobile phone inside the exam centre while students were writing the papers.
The incident occurred during the Madhyamik (Secondary) examination at Ajhapur School in the Jamalpur area of East Burdwan district.
The decision to suspend the teachers was taken after receiving a report on the incident from the district officials.
It was learnt that during the secondary examination, a mobile phone rang inside the examination centre. When the school inspector questioned how the mobile phone was allowed inside the examination centre, he was assaulted.
According to the rules of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, no one, except the exam centre secretary, the officer-in-charge of the examination centre, the venue supervisor and the additional venue supervisor, is allowed to use a mobile phone.
However, during the English examination on Monday, a mobile phone rang inside the examination centre.