Teachers face harassment in online classes

With digital classes the new mode of instruction as schools remain shut due to the pandemic, several female teachers told TOI they were facing harassment and bullying when teaching online, ranging from students calling them at odd hours and using anonymous IDs to send lewd chats to sharing links of video sessions with strangers who disrupt classes “for fun”.

Teachers face harassment in online classes
With digital classes the new mode of instruction as schools remain shut due to the pandemic, several female teachers told TOI they were facing harassment and bullying when teaching online, ranging from students calling them at odd hours and using anonymous IDs to send lewd chats to sharing links of video sessions with strangers who disrupt classes “for fun”.