Viral Video of School Altercation in India Falsely Attributed to Educational Institutions in Bangladesh
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A viral video depicting a physical altercation between a woman and several students has been falsely attributed to schools in Bangladesh. Social media posts have erroneously claimed the incident took place at Jagaddala High School in the Birganj Upazila of Dinajpur, or alternatively, in Nandail, Kishoreganj.
The two-minute and twenty-one-second video, which has circulated across more than 50 Facebook pages and profiles, shows a woman in a physical struggle with students wearing school uniforms. Despite the widespread dissemination of the footage as an event occurring within Bangladesh, investigation confirms the incident took place at Jagadala High School in the Bamangola police station area of Malda district, in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The confusion stems from a similarity in the names of the institutions. While the West Bengal school is known as “Jagadala High School,” there are several schools in Bangladesh—including in the districts of Dinajpur, Panchagarh, and Thakurgaon—that share a similar name.
Verification through reverse image searches links the viral video to reports published in Indian media on August 22. According to those reports, the confrontation was sparked by a dispute over the issuance of a school certificate for a former student. The student demanded that the certificate reflect a recently modified name, but the female staff member insisted on using the name officially recorded in the school’s archives. Following this refusal, a group of students, including a 12th-grade pupil, engaged in a physical altercation with the staff member.
Although social media users have labeled the woman in the video as a teacher, local media reports clarify that she is a school staff member. The incident gained enough attention in India to reach local police and the office of the regional education minister, prompting an official investigation.
Authorities at the Jagaddala High School in Birganj, Dinajpur, have categorically denied the claims. Principal Md. Emdadul Haque confirmed that no such incident occurred at his institution, labeling the social media reports as completely false and baseless. Two assistant teachers from the same school also released a video statement clarifying that the footage originated in West Bengal and bore no connection to their campus.
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