Jodhpur School Principal Suspended for Violating Student's Privacy

On 2025-10-26T20:14:10+00:00, it was reported that the acting principal of a government senior secondary school in Jodhpur, India was suspended following an incident where he was accused of violating a student's privacy.

The incident occurred last Saturday at the PM Shri Mahatma Gandhi Government School, where a Class 11 student had brought her mobile phone to school. The acting principal, Shakeel Ahmed, seized the device, compelled the student to unlock it, and proceeded to examine her WhatsApp chats, Instagram account, call logs, and photo gallery. Ahmed later acknowledged his actions in a written statement submitted during the subsequent inquiry.

Upset by the principal's behavior, the student informed her family, who then reached the school and confronted the administration, leading to a commotion on the premises. The parents later filed a formal complaint with the Education Department, claiming that the principal's actions posed a serious risk of misuse if any private content was found on the phone.

Following the complaint, the Directorate of Secondary Education in Bikaner ordered an internal probe. In his statement to the inquiry team, Ahmed said he checked the device only to verify that no short videos or "reels" were recorded during examination hours. However, a senior education official stated that the principal's approach was inappropriate, as he should have simply confiscated the phone and informed the parents, rather than compelling the student to unlock it and going through her personal data without authorization.

As a result of the investigation, the acting principal has now been suspended from his position.