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The West Bengal government has suspended two women teachers in East Burdwan district on the charge of teaching pre-primary students from an English alphabet book consisting of a portion derogatory to the people with a dark complexion.<\/p>\n

While presenting the alphabets with corresponding words and images, the book says U is for \u201cUgly\u201d. The illustration printed beside the letter is that of a boy with a dark complexion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe book is not part of the textbooks referred by the education department. It was introduced by the school itself. We have zero-tolerance for acts which instil prejudices into the minds of students,\u201d Education Minister Partha Chatterjee told reporters here on Thursday.<\/p>\n

He said the two teachers of a local municipality-run school have been placed under suspension with immediate effect based on a preliminary investigation and stricter action would be taken against them later.<\/p>\n

Though the school is now closed because of the lockdown, the matter came to light when the father of a student of the school was teaching him with the help of that book. He informed other parents and the education department was apprised of the issue, sources said.<\/p>\n

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