Taking cognizance of beating of a girl student in St Mary’s Senior Secondary Convent School by a teacher, the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sought detailed report in this regard from District Collector.
Notably, Riya Johary, a student of class three in St Mary School was beaten with a wooden stick on July 22 and when she told her parents about the incident, they contacted the principal but the principal refused to take action against the errant teacher. Enraged by the inaction the parents along with the BJP party workers staged a protest and demanded action against the teacher on Friday.
Besides, the District Education Officer (DEO) has ordered probe into the matter and has demanded report which would be submitted by the nodal school principal Archana Sharma within five days.The BJP workers and parents of students reached the school on Friday afternoon and protested outside the school premises shouting slogans against the school management. BJP leader lily Agrawal was present during the protest.
While speaking with the media persons BJP district General Secretary lily Agrawal alleged that the school management is pressurising the parents of the student to withdraw their complaint and the school management has refused that the student was punished in the school. The district administration should investigate into the matter and reveal the truth of the incident.
According to the parents their child is reeling under panic after the incident and is not able to speak properly.Johari has alleged that the school management has asked him to withdraw hiscomplaint and the school management has told that after the intervention of police the teacher is under immense pressure and is shocked but at the same time his daughter has also suffered shock and trauma.