<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala General Education department has served a show-cause notice to a teacher of a government school for allegedly locking female students inside a classroom and forcing them to do sit-ups while holding their earlobes as punishment. </p>.<p>The notice was served to a faculty member at the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Cottonhill, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. </p>.Teenager kills intellectually disabled man after argument in Delhi's Bawana; apprehended.<p>According to media reports, the students were allegedly punished for leaving their classroom during the national anthem last week. Several students missed their buses as a result of the punishment. Parents became aware of the incident when their wards arrived home later than usual. </p>.<p>However, the General Education Minister V Sivankutty's office issued a statement regarding the matter without elaborating. A show-cause notice has been issued to the teacher, and action was taken based on a report submitted by the District Education Officer, it said. </p>.<p>An inquiry was conducted as per Minister Sivankutty's directive, it added. The school authorities were unavailable for comment.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala General Education department has served a show-cause notice to a teacher of a government school for allegedly locking female students inside a classroom and forcing them to do sit-ups while holding their earlobes as punishment. </p>.<p>The notice was served to a faculty member at the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Cottonhill, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. </p>.Teenager kills intellectually disabled man after argument in Delhi's Bawana; apprehended.<p>According to media reports, the students were allegedly punished for leaving their classroom during the national anthem last week. Several students missed their buses as a result of the punishment. Parents became aware of the incident when their wards arrived home later than usual. </p>.<p>However, the General Education Minister V Sivankutty's office issued a statement regarding the matter without elaborating. A show-cause notice has been issued to the teacher, and action was taken based on a report submitted by the District Education Officer, it said. </p>.<p>An inquiry was conducted as per Minister Sivankutty's directive, it added. The school authorities were unavailable for comment.</p>