Hyderabad School Ordered To Be Derecognised After 4-Year-Old's Rape
NDTV
The driver of the school principal, accused of raping and sexually assaulting the child for over two months was first arrested this week.
Telangana's education minister Sabitha Indra Reddy has ordered that the government recognition granted to a private school in Hyderabad, where a 4-year-old was allegedly repeatedly raped, should be cancelled immediately and the students should be accommodated in other schools.
The minister has also ordered that a committee headed by Telangana's Education Secretary should submit a report to the government on what security measures can be taken to prevent recurrence of such incidents.
The committee will have as its members the Director, School Education, Secretary in the Women and Child Welfare Department and a senior officer dealing with protection of children against sexual offences. The report is to be submitted within a week.
The school in Banjara Hills area was shut after the incident became public. The driver of the school principal, accused of raping and sexually assaulting the child for over two months was first arrested on Wednesday. Later, the principal of the school, who was reported to have laughed off the complaint about abuse, and did not act on it, was also arrested, following protests by parents.
