Inquiry against headmistress for ‘making students massage her feet, clean toilets’

Inquiry against headmistress for 'making students massage her feet, clean toilets' Updated – August 21, 2026 07: 11 pm IST – NAGERCOIL.

Key points

• Speaking to The Hindu, an official from the School Education Department remarked an inquiry had been initiated against the headmistress.
• The video demonstrates a parent questioning the headmistress over the alleged practice.
• "After a fair inquiry and after hearing both sides, necessary action will be taken, " the official remarked.

In practice, an inquiry has been initiated against the headmistress of the Administration Primary School at Chellankonam in Kanniyakumari district after circulation of a video on social media alleging that she created students massage her feet and clean toilets.

Meanwhile, the video demonstrates a parent questioning the headmistress over the alleged practice. In the video, the parent additionally claims that the students are afraid to raise the problem as the headmistress will scold them and not heed their reservations.

Speaking to The Hindu, an official from the School Education Department remarked an inquiry had been initiated against the headmistress. The parent had filed a complaint with the District Collector and the Chief Minister's Cell, and appeared for an inquiry before the School Education Department authorities on Friday.

Taken together, the developments around inquiry against headmistress for 'making students massage her feet, clean toilets' point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.