While the state education department official who has been assigned to probe the Oxford School hair-cut allegation is confused, the story took a new turn on Thursday.
While the state education department official who has been assigned to probe the Oxford School hair-cut allegation is confused, the story took a new turn on Thursday.
Parents of three children admitted under the RTE to the Oxford English School in Nandini Layout had alleged that their hair had been snipped to segregate them from the other children in a glaring case of discrimination. According to sources in the education department, the entire story was fabricated by the parents.
"While 11 students have been admitted under RTE in the school, how were only these kids harassed? The actual issue is something else and the parents are taking advantage of this issue," said an official of the department. "Even the students are saying that their classmates chopped their hair and pierced them with pencil. But the parents are not allowing the kids to talk and interfering in between when the students are being enquired about the incident," the official added.
"I have enquired the students and parents, but the school was closed even on Thursday. The managements themselves called me and said they will open the school tomorrow (Friday). I will question the staff and other students on Friday. The primary report has been submitted to secretary of the department," said N Chandraiah, deputy director of public instruction (DDPI) North, who is conducting the inquiry. He remained confused.
Chandraiah could not believe that the school management could do such a cruel act. "The students are giving different statements and the story narrated by the parents and students is also very different," he said. Meanwhile, the school authorities said that a group of people entered their school about two weeks ago without permission. "The group which entered our institution demanded money, and because we refused they did this to spoil our reputation," said a school teacher on condition of anonymity.
Not just the Oxford School, this had also happened to three other schools in the same locality, the teacher said, adding that they, however, refused to reveal it before the media. It is being claimed that some of the schools have orally complained to the Nandini Layout police station about this.
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