Archive · 24 Sep 2025
Surat School Students Punished: Plant Trees After Fight
Two students at a school in Surat got into a fight.
Instead of a typical punishment, they have to plant ten trees each and take care of them for a year.
The school principal will check on the trees every three months.
The goal is to help the students become less violent and learn to love nature.
The parents of the students made peace, but the school is still implementing the new punishment.
The students violated a school rule by fighting.
The District Education Officer hopes this will teach them to be more caring.
Two students fought at a Surat school.
As punishment, each student must plant ten trees and care for them for a year.
The school principal will monitor the trees and report to the Surat DEO.
The DEO aims to change the students' violent behavior.
The incident violated a school rule.
- Who
- Two students involved in a fight, Surat DEO, and school principal
- What
- Students must plant and care for trees as punishment for a fight
- When
- Incident occurred on September 16, directive issued on Tuesday evening
- Where
- Sheth Dhanjisha Rustamji Umrigar Memorial School in Surat
- Why
- To change the students' violent mentality and instill care for the environment.
- Incident
- Two students fought at Sheth Dhanjisha Rustamji Umrigar Memorial School
- Punishment
- Plant and nurture ten trees each for a year
- School
- Sheth Dhanjisha Rustamji Umrigar Memorial School
- Location
- Surat
- Oversight
- Surat District Education Officer (DEO) Bhagirathsinh Parmar
- Timeline
- Incident on September 16
- Act Violated
- Rule 18(d) of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Act