A video captured a teacher on camera instructing schoolchildren to slap a male student at a private school in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh. This incident triggered significant public outcry due to the teacher's actions. Law enforcement officials have acknowledged the viral video and plan to request intervention from the Education Department regarding the teacher's behavior. The student targeted in the video is from the Muslim community. The police are in the process of investigating whether the teacher's actions had a communal basis, as she was recorded using language that indicated this possibility. The father of the boy mentioned to the media that he has chosen not to file legal charges against the school, as they have reached an agreement with the school administration to resolve the matter. However, he disclosed that he has resolved not to send his child in that particular school any longer. The school has refunded the fees, as stated by the boy's father, who further indicated that
