‘KGBV student had injuries on her knees before she was punished by principal’
The Hindu
12-yr-old student of KGBV in Reddygudem, NTR district, suffered burns on her knees after principal gave her punishment. She had earlier injured her knees while playing in school. Principal appeared before SCPCR & said she had forgotten incident. APC ordered inquiry & report to be submitted to Collector for action.
The seventh-class student of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) at Rangapuram village in Reddygudem mandal of NTR district, who suffered burns on her knees after the principal gave her punishment, had sustained injuries on her knees when she fell down in the school a few days ago.
The 12-year-old girl suffered injuries on both her knees when she fell while playing on the school premises a few days ago.
KGBV principal M. Shyamala, after finding the students making noise in the classroom, had directed the latter to kneel down in hot sun in the open ground.
“This student, who already had injuries, knelt down on the ground and the old wounds were bleeding,” said the KGBV officials.
The principal, who appeared for the inquiry before the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) on October 17 (Tuesday), said that she had forgotten about the incident.
ANM K. Soundarya said that the girl was treated in the sick room for the injuries and was advised rest for two days. “The medical condition of the girl was mentioned in the sick report, but her parents were not alerted about the incident,” Ms. Soundarya said.
Commission Chairman K. Appa Rao expressed concern over the physical punishment given to students in the hot sun. He directed the education officials to provide the necessary treatment to the student and ensure that such incidents did not repeat.
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