While several parents have decided against sending their kids to school on Monday, others are thinking of personally dropping and picking them up, instead of letting them use the school vehicles
Three days after the murder of a seven-year-old student in the premises of Gurugram's Ryan International School, fear continued to grip parents of children studying in other branches of the school.
While several parents have decided against sending their kids to school on Monday, others are thinking of personally dropping and picking them up, instead of letting them use the school vehicles.
"My 8-year-old son studies in Class III at Ryan's Vasant Kunj branch. We are really scared of sending him to the school after this incident. I don't want to put my son in any danger," said Kanishk Mehta, an engineer.
Mehta, however, wasn't sure what could be done to ensure the safety of his child. "School is considered as one of the safest places for a kid. Working parents leave their little ones there, trusting the school authorities with their safety. But after this incident, my wife and I are considering homeschooling our son," he said.
And Mehta is not alone. Several hundreds of parents are in a fix after a Class II student was found with his neck slit in a school toilet on Friday. Earlier in January, 2016, Devansh Kakora, 6, had died at Ryan's Vasant Kunj branch, reportedly after falling into a water tank. "If things continue like this, we will have to think about changing our daughter's school next year," said Divya Sehgal, another parent.
According to the principal of a Ryan school, who did not wish to be named, her phone hasn't stopped ringing since Friday night. "I'm getting calls and messages from parents, inquiring about the safety measures being taken in my school. There is palpable fear and anxiety among parents," she said.
Meanwhile, the school management has suspended the acting principal of its Gurugram branch. Parents, however, think a stricter action should have been taken against her. "A case of negligence should have been registered against the principal," said Pramod Kamboj, father of two students at the Ryan International school in Gurugram.
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