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Burhanpur School Students Cleaning Without Janitor: Parents Protest, DEO Orders Probe
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 29 Sep 2026, 03:36 PM
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In Burhanpur’s Chakbara area, students at a government high school were photographed cleaning the premises, sparking parental outrage after the school’s principal denied having a janitor. The district education officer has ordered an investigation.
Photographs taken in the Chakbara locality of Burhanpur show students of the local government high school sweeping the schoolyard, a task normally handled by a janitorial staff.
The images went viral on social media, prompting parents to express anger at what they see as an inappropriate use of student time and a lack of proper school maintenance.
The school’s principal, in a statement, denied that the institution employs a janitor and said the cleaning was carried out as part of a voluntary school cleanliness drive.
The district education officer (DEO) has responded by ordering a formal investigation into the matter and instructing the school to provide a detailed report on staffing and maintenance arrangements.
The incident highlights concerns about resource allocation in rural schools and the growing trend of involving students in routine upkeep tasks.
The images went viral on social media, prompting parents to express anger at what they see as an inappropriate use of student time and a lack of proper school maintenance.
The school’s principal, in a statement, denied that the institution employs a janitor and said the cleaning was carried out as part of a voluntary school cleanliness drive.
The district education officer (DEO) has responded by ordering a formal investigation into the matter and instructing the school to provide a detailed report on staffing and maintenance arrangements.
The incident highlights concerns about resource allocation in rural schools and the growing trend of involving students in routine upkeep tasks.