The Bombay High court on Monday directed the Cathedral and John Connon School in Fort to offer all possible support and recommendations allowing a 13-year-old Class VIII student to get mid-term admission in another school. The student was allegedly suspended from the school for misbehaviour.
A division bench of Justice BR Gavai and Justice MS Karnik while hearing a plea filed by the student, said, "You (school) are aware how difficult it is to get admission in Mumbai."
Senior advocate Janak Dwarkadas, on behalf of the school, informed the court that the principal is willing to give a recommendation for the student in the neighboring GD Somani School, and for other cooperation regarding the withdrawal of the dismissal order and notices.
Advocate for the student's parents sought a week's time to secure admission and assured the court that the petition would be withdrawn after the same.
Earlier, the court had allowed the child to appear for the exams, in which he scored around 71 per cent. The bench, said, "Otherwise, the child is a brilliant student. Finding out a solution for him will work for everyone."
The boy's parents had moved high court to set aside his suspension. The petition reads that he was victimised for "minor infractions". As per the school's regulations, if a student receives three pink cards, it results in expulsion. The boy got two pink cards over the past two years. The first was in October 2016 for "throwing a shoe at the counselor", and the second in June 2017, for throwing another students pencil in the dustbin. The inquiry report by the school held that he "lacks common courtesy and discipline for others".
The petition said the student and his classmates were playing outside the counselor's office when a shoe unintentionally fell over the cubicle door. His parents were summoned and threatened with their child's expulsion. During summer vacations, a counselor had diagnosed him with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. But he was denied entry in school when the term began in June. The school informed his parents that a committee was formed to conduct an inquiry, and on June 27 it sent a suspension letter to them.
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The boy’s parents had moved high court to set aside his suspension. The petition reads that he was victimised for “minor infractions”. As per the school’s regulations, if a student receives three pink cards, it results in expulsion
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