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Coronavirus lockdown: DU teachers claim harassment during web classes by some attendees

Teachers have complained that some “mischievous elements”, who are not on the lists, were “misusing” the medium and harassing teachers with obscene messages and posts during web classes.

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In view of the prevailing uncertain situation due to coronavirus pandemic, several educational institutes have come up with the idea of online classes. When Delhi University (DU) colleges started online classes amid the lockdown, many teachers said they were abused and harassed by some attendees, as per media reports.

Teachers have complained that some “mischievous elements”, who are not on the lists, were “misusing” the medium and harassing teachers with obscene messages and posts during web classes.

However, teachers said they have informed the varsity administration about the misbehaviour.

An assistant professor at a South Campus college, requesting anonymity, said that last week when a person logged in and started writing obscene messages in a chat while he was taking a Zoom online class.

“It took us a few minutes to realise what was happening. It was embarrassing for us all. We had to abruptly suspend the class. We later went through the recorded video of the lecture to identify the person and found that there is no student by that name in our class,” he said.

Another teacher who teaches at an all-women college in West Delhi reported similar misbehavior. “Some outsiders are logging in to our classes using the links we send to our students on college WhatsApp groups. We are trying to find a way to address this issue,” the teacher said.

DU executive council (EC) member Rajesh Jha said, “Several women teachers have informed us that they were abused and harassed during these live classes. The teachers send the invites for live sessions on Zoom or Google Meet to their students every day. The students can log in simply by entering their names and email IDs. These incidents clearly indicate that students are sharing these invites with outsiders. Many countries are facing similar issues in conducting online classes.”

DU Teacher Association secretary Rajinder Singh also received complaints from teachers. “Teachers have started removing the person who writes or shares any unnecessary messages from the class,” he said.

A senior university official said they are investigating the matter. “We are aware of these incidents and are trying to fix it. We may file a police complaint,” a DU official said.

Experts said institutions should wisely choose the software tools for conducting the online classes.

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