Coimbatore school under scanner for asking parents to sign indemnity bond
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A private school in Coimbatore is under scanner for asking the parents of students studying there to sign an indemnity bond. It states that the school or its representatives cannot be held responsible if anything happens to their minor child while in custody of the school.
A private school in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore is under the scanner for asking parents of students studying there to sign an indemnity bond. The management of GRD Public School has issued an indemnity bond and asked parents to sign it.
The bond states that the legal guardian indemnifies GRD Public School, its staff, representatives and people deputed by GRDPS from time to time, from all damages.
“I understand and agree that neither I nor my executor or administrators or other legal heirs, representatives will make and claim against the GRDPS or any person of the school, in respect of loss or injury to property or person including a fatal injury, which the said minor may suffer while the said minor is in custody of school,” read the indemnity bond.
Visalatchi, representing the Private School Associations, stated that the Kallakurichi riots probably could have led to the school issuing such a bond.
“Today, both parents and children are very sensitive. Teachers are very particular about the safety of children. We treat children as our own and take extra precautions. Maybe the school became sensitive after the Kallakurichi incident, but I don’t know the legal validity of such a bond,” said Visalatchi.
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