School headmaster suspended over participation of POCSO case accused in school Praveshanolsavam
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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