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Madhya Pradesh School Students Rally Against Teacher's Caste Discrimination

Madhya Pradesh School Students Rally Against Teacher's Caste Discrimination
Government School Students Allege Harassment, Caste Discrimination; Hold Rally In MP's Dhar · freepressjournal.in

Students at a government school in Madhya Pradesh are upset with one of their teachers.

They say the teacher was not kind to them.

They say she said unkind and unfair things about students from certain communities.

The students also say she treated some kids differently because of their skin color.

They say she came to class late and sometimes sent them out of the classroom for no clear reason.

They also say she took sick leave many times but was doing other things instead.

This made the students feel scared and made it harder for them to learn.

So about 800 students held a rally.

They walked to a government office and gave officials a letter asking for the teacher to be moved to another school.

The officials said they will send the letter to the District Collector, who will decide what to do next.

Key facts

Number of students
Around 800 (Classes 6 to 12)
School
Government Model School, Sardarpur
Accused teacher
Pratima Singh Kushwaha (Hindi literature teacher)
Main allegations
Caste discrimination, objectionable remarks against SC/ST students, complexion-based discrimination, arriving late, and taking medical leave for other activities
Demand
Transfer of the teacher from the school
Memorandum received by
SDM Ajmer Singh Goud
Memorandum addressed to
District Collector Rajiv Ranjan Meena
Separate request
Impartial inquiry into allegations against Principal Kameshwar Satpura

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