School headmaster suspended over participation of POCSO case accused in school Praveshanolsavam
The manager of Fort High School has suspended school headmaster T.S. Pradeep Kumar from service pending an inquiry in the wake of participation of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (POCSO) case accused at the school Praveshanolsavam last week.
The suspension order came into effect on Tuesday.
The order said the incident hurt the reputation of the General Education department. A preliminary inquiry conducted by the Thiruvananthapuram deputy director of education had found that the headmaster's inattention had resulted in the participation of the POCSO case accused in the celebrations. As per the directions of the DDE, the headmaster had been temporarily suspended from service, it said.
Senior Malayalam teacher R. Rajesh would discharge the responsibilities of the headmaster.
Minister for General Education V. Sivankutty had on Monday said that the school manager had been directed to take action in the case.
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