Bhopal: Students accuse school official of ‘harsh punishment’, vandalise property | Video

Sep 04, 2024 09:02 PM The matter ended with the dismissal of the official, the school’s ‘discipline in-charge’ who retired from the army as Captain. Alleging ‘mreatment’ the ‘discipline in-charge’ of their school, students of Sarojini Naidu Government Girls Higher Secondary School on Wednesday vandalised its property in Madhya Pradesh’s capital Bhopal. Students protesting in Bhopal’s Sarojini Naidu Government Girls Higher Secondary School (ANI) The girls also protested outside the school and blocked a road. They have alleged that Varsha Jha, the school discipline in-charge, gave them harsh punishment on being late and made them stand outside in scorching heat. A protesting student told ANI that there have also been incidents of students fainting due to heat. She demanded the official’s removal. Meanwhile, Malini Verma, principal of Sarojini Naidu Girls Higher Secondary School, informed media that Jha is retired from the army. “There is a discipline in-charge at the school who stopped students when they came in late. However, no teacher gave punishment to any student. Varsha Jha is not a teacher here; she is a retired Captain from the military and appointed here as a discipline in-charge. All the officers from our department are present and they will take the requisite action,” Verma said. According to Mayur Khandelwal, Assant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Habibganj, a police team was sent to the spot after school authorities informed them about the ruckus. “We received information from Sarojini Naidu School that there were a few demands of the students due to which a law and order issue developed at the school. We arrived here and we are trying to convince the student and coordinating with the management,” the ACP stated. The matter ended when the discipline in-charge was removed. “The demands of the students to remove the captain (discipline in-charge) have been fulfilled and they should now go back to their classes,” said Narendra Kumar, Drict Education Officer, Bhopal. See more News / Cities / Bhopal / Bhopal: Students accuse school official of ‘harsh punishment’, vandalise property | Video