In a shocking incident, the principal of a school in Andhra Pradesh gave electric shocks to a 10-year-old student. Police in Tuni town on Saturday registered a case against the principal of a residential school run by a Christian mission. Police were on the lookout for the principal, who allegedly justified the punishment before escaping to evade arrest.
During the investigation, police found that unable to bear the harsh punishment, a few students ran away from the Good Shepherd International High School. The shocking fact came to light after Shirisha, a Class III student, and her parents dared to lodge a complaint with the police.
"The investigations are on to find out as to how many students were given electric shocks," he said. The incident came close on the heels of another one where a school teacher allegedly pushed a five-year-old student so hard that he injured his tongue badly. Parents of five-year-old K. Devi Vara Prasad, a student of lower kindergarten at St. Mary School in Nallakaunta, lodged a complaint with the police in this regard two days ago.
Last month, the head master of a private school in Mahabubnagar district was arrested for allegedly chaining a Class III student as punishment. [link]
Shocking, very shocking. A similar incident in a non-missionary school would first lead to huge outcries, then allegations of casteist oppression and finally TV programs which would conclude that the reason behind all this is the cultish nature of Hindu religion.
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