“Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav issued new directives prohibiting private schools from dressing students in Santa Claus attire on Christmas day”
What FACTLY found
Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav did not issue any such new orders prohibiting private schools from dressing their students in Santa Claus attire on Christmas day. The District Education officer in Madhya Pradesh’s Shajapur had recently issued a notice to private schools, urging them to obtain parental consent before selecting students to pose as Santa Claus or participate in any other cultural programs during Christmas events. The directive did not, however, mandate private schools to entirely ...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 December 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 December 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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