The school said the DDE report was prepared without proper inquiry or hearing from the management or PTA. The PTA denied demanding any written undertaking from the parents regarding the dress code.
The initiative focused on promoting regular handwashing and hygiene through interactive sessions and live demonstrations. Students received hygiene kits as part of a campaign that has already reached over 30,000 children across Delhi-NCR.
Enraged family members of the girl along with villagers put up a blockade on the main road at Tehri Bhandaria chowk with her body and raised slogans against the school management.
The school reopened this morning, but the student whose parents insisted on her wearing the religious headscarf was absent due to health reasons, school sources said.
Kerala: According to school sources, the Class 8 student, whose parents had insisted on wearing a religious headscarf, was absent due to health reasons.
The minister asked the school to address the mental distress caused to the student and her parents. A report by the Ernakulam Deputy Director of Education cited serious lapses and violations of the Right to Education Act.
The six-year-old sustained injuries on his thighs and face after the alleged assault. His family took him to a private hospital for first aid. Police have registered a case and are conducting a detailed investigation.
Her father has alleged that his daughter was murdered. Police suspect strangulation and have sent the body for post-mortem while investigating the circumstances.