2 weeks ago
Jharkhand students stone police over headmaster transfer; officer injured
Students at a school in Jharkhand, India, were upset because their acting headmaster was being moved to another school.
They felt he was doing a great job and making their school better.
So they decided to protest by blocking a road.
A local official came to talk to them, but the students say he slapped one of them.
That made everyone much angrier.
Some students threw stones at the police station, and a policeman got hurt.
The students want the headmaster to stay at their school.
They also want the official who slapped the student to be punished.
The police are now talking with the students to calm things down.
Everyone is hoping the situation gets peaceful again.
Students of Plus Two High School in Kandi block, Garhwa district, Jharkhand, staged a road blockade to protest the transfer of acting headmaster Malay Kumar Singh.
The protest escalated into stone-pelting at the local police station, leaving one policeman injured.
Tensions rose after the block chief allegedly slapped a student while trying to persuade protesters to end the blockade.
Students said Malay Kumar Singh, who joined nearly two months ago, improved academic standards and discipline; the school has about 2,000 students and a shortage of 17 teachers.
Protesters are demanding the cancellation of the transfer order and action against the block chief, while police and officials hold talks to restore normalcy.
Protesters also vandalised the block chief's vehicle before moving towards the police station.
- Who
- Students of Plus Two High School in Kandi block, Garhwa district, Jharkhand, along with acting headmaster Malay Kumar Singh, the block chief, and local police.
- What
- Students blocked a road and later pelted stones at the local police station, injuring a policeman, in protest against the transfer of their acting headmaster.
- Where
- Kandi block, Garhwa district, Jharkhand, India.
- When
- Thursday.
- Why
- Students oppose the transfer of acting headmaster Malay Kumar Singh, whom they credit with improving academics and discipline, and are demanding action against the block chief for allegedly slapping a student.
Key facts
- Location
- Kandi block, Garhwa district, Jharkhand
- School
- Plus Two High School, Kandi
- Acting Headmaster
- Malay Kumar Singh
- Headmaster's tenure
- Nearly two months
- Student enrollment
- Around 2,000 students
- Teacher shortage
- 17 teachers across various subjects
- Protest actions
- Road blockade, vandalism of block chief's vehicle, stone-pelting at police station
- Injuries
- One policeman injured
Sources
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