Schools devise ways to face social media demon among students

A Class VII student carried alcohol to school, poured it into a glass and clicked a photograph, which the child later posted on a social media platform.

This was not an isolated incident. Instances of campus indiscipline being advertised on social media are increasing across schools, teachers said. So are incidents of campus indiscipline being stoked by social media.

From summoning parents to barring students from writing a test, schools are trying various ways to control the misuse of social media.