Students Of Girls’ School In Bhopal Sated Protest Against Harsh Punishment

In a shocking incident, students of a girls’ school in Bhopal staged a sit-in protest against the harsh punishment. The incident happened in Sarojini Naidu School for Girls. The grisly in the protest alleged that the school gives them harsh punishment which affects their psychology and health. 

As per the reports, the protest was against the entire management of the school. But it also targeted a particular employee, Varsha Jha, who is an ex-Army officer. 

The claims of students in the protest 

A Student said, “We’ve nothing against the principal and existing teachers, our protest is against the new Madam who has been posted at the school. She is frequently torturing us, particularly for coming late to school. We are made to stand in the scorching sun for a long time, forced to clean toilets, sweep the school premises and even cut grass as punishment, even for being late by five minutes at school. Our protest will continue till the time the new Madam isn’t removed from the school.” 

Moreover, the students were against the odd timing of the school which ended at 6 pm. They said that this makes girls who live far away go back to their homes.

The protest turned violent 

The protest was a sit-in protest in which girls in uniform sat under the scorching sun sloganeering against Jha and the school administration. 

The sit-in protest turned violent when the girls started vandalizing the school. They threw stones at the windows, twisted the ceiling fans, destroyed the furniture and more. 

Response from the administrations

The principal of the school, Malini Verma, refuted the claims of the students. She said that Jha was appointed to maintain discipline at the school. But she has also insisted teachers not punish students harshly. 

The next step, she said, will be taken by senior Education Department officials. 

This led to a visit from Madhya Pradesh’s Education Department which sent Jha for an indefinite leave. 

Mayur Khandelwal, the Assistant Commissioner of Police for Habibgan told media, “We were informed of protests by girl students that could lead to a law-and-order situation. A team was sent to calm things down and persuade the girls to end the protest.”