Teacher terminated After His Phone Reveals How Long He Played Candy Crush

Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh: Addiction to the mobile game Candy Crush cost a teacher in a government school his job.The teacher has been suspended for playing Candy Crush on his phone and talking on the device during duty hours.The incident came to light when District Magistrate Rajendra Pansiya went to the school for a random check, and found scores of mistakes in students’ copies starting from the first page to the last.Later, a feature on the teacher’s phone, which tracked hours dedicated to applications, revealed that he spent nearly two hours playing Candy Crush during school hours.”Teachers should focus on checking the classwork and homework of students, and ensure that they get quality education. Also, using mobile phones is not a problem, but using them for personal reasons during school hours is not right,” the District Magistrate told reporters.