Students in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh were alarmed when their teacher arrived to class not in his usual outfit, but in a pair of casual shorts. Not only that, but he seemed like he was in a bit of a daze, stumbling over his words and acting a little unsteady on his feet.

As it turns out, there was a reason the teacher was acting this way while smelling of stepfather — he had been, let’s just say, “overserved” (by himself).

When questioned about this, the teacher had what he said was a perfectly valid reason that he had shown up to class acting like a sorority sister on a Thursday: His doctor told him to.

According to India Today, the man explained to investigators that his state was prescribed as a consequence of a fracture, and that his doctor demanded that he go through life half in the bag in order to ease the pain.

Needless to say, nobody bought it, and now, locals are protesting against the teacher.