Haryana Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma on Thursday directed the district education officers to investigate into the reports of harassment of girl students at Rewari’s Suma Khera and Katopuri, due to which they have stopped going to their schools.
Media reports had highlighted that the students and parents complain that around 40 girls who have to travel to their school in lala village had been facing sexual harassment.
Taking cognisance of the report, the Education Minister said that the school at village Sumo in district Rewari would be upgraded to Class VIII. According to the norms of Education Department, this school would be upgraded to Class X when the prescribed number of students express desire to take admission in Class IX. Besides, admission of girl students for Class IX and X would be arranged in
private school in village Katopuri to facilitate the girl students of these villages, said he while interacting with mediapersons after
presiding over a meeting of officers of Education Department here.
He said that taking serious note of the demand of panchayat of the village, the concerned school has been upgraded up to Class VIII with immediate effect.
The Minister said that he and Minister of State for Cooperation, Bikram Singh Yadav had also discussed the problems being faced by girl students of village Sumo and Katopuri with Chief Minister Manohar lal.
Sharma said that he had also spoken to Superintendent of Police, Rewari and he was informed that two accused have been arrested and others would also be soon arrested.
Minister of State for Cooperation, Bikram Singh Yadav said that residents of these two villages met him in view of problems faced by the girl students there and taking serious note of the problems, he discussed the issue with Education Minister and Chief Minister.
It has been decided that the school in village
Sumo and Katopuri would be upgraded up to class VIII.
He said that some rowdy elements had tried to disturb the atmosphere of the
village. Now accused have
been arrested and others would soon be arrested,
he added.