Ethics · 15 Jul 2026

in loco parentis teacher digital conduct

Consider the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R): Assertion (A): A teacher who posts identifiable classroom content on personal social media accounts, even with good intentions and blurred faces, may still breach the duty of care owed to minor students. Reason (R): The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 bars anyone from processing the personal data of a child under 18 without verifiable parental consent and a parent's blanket enrolment consent to a school does not extend to that child's classroom content being used on a teacher's personal social media account. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
CA is true but R is false
DA is false but R is true

Tests the ability to evaluate not just the truth of two statements but whether one genuinely constitutes the specific legal explanation for the other, a higher-order reasoning skill.

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This question is based on: When the Classroom Becomes a Feed
About this question

Why in news

A Hindu opinion piece examined the ethical and legal risks of "teacher-influencers" who build social media followings through classroom content, connecting this to the DPDP Act, 2023 and the POCSO Act, 2012.

Why for UPSC

Assertion-reasoning format tests whether aspirants can identify not just that two statements are true, but whether one genuinely and specifically explains the other - a skill UPSC values in ethics-linked legal reasoning.

Prelims summary

In loco parentis creates a duty of care that persists digitally; the DPDP Act, 2023 requires verifiable parental consent for processing a minor's data, which a school's blanket enrolment consent does not satisfy for a teacher's personal social media content.

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