Hyderabad: 11-year-old school girl made to stand inside boys toilet for not wearing proper uniform

In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old school girl was made to stand inside the boys' toilet as a punishment for not wearing the proper uniform in Hyderabad.

The incident took place in Rao’s High School near BHEL area.

"When I was walking up to my class room; my PT teacher stopped me and enquired about my uniform. I told the truth that my mother washed it so I could not wear the uniform. I also tried to explain that my parents have written a note in my school diary for the excuse. However, the teacher did not listen to me and continued to shout. She later pulled me to the boys' toilet and made me stand there," victim told news agency ANI.

In a video shot by the girl's father, the Class 5 student also said that the teachers started screaming at her. "I got scared and didn't say anything. There were 2-3 teachers including English teachers and tenth class Telugu teacher," the victim said.

Describing to her father the sequence of events, the girl said, "Standard IV students saw me and laughed. After sometime, my PT teacher allowed me to go back to the class and asked to not repeat the mistake. Later, she discussed the matter with other teachers too. I have decided that I won't go back to the school."

Following the incident, several child rights activists have demanded to register a case against the school under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. 

"We want to press criminal charges against the school and teachers. How can they act in such an insensitive manner," said Child rights activist Achyuta Rao.