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New Indian Express
2 days ago
- New Indian Express
Teacher held under Pocso Act in Krishnagiri
KRISHNAGIRI: A 35-year-old teacher appointed by the School Management Committee (SMC) in a Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) near Krishnagiri was arrested under the Pocso Act late at night on Thursday. Sources said the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) on Thursday received information about child abuse in a GHSS near Krishnagiri by a temporary teacher, following which a DCPU team rushed to the school on Thursday and held enquiries. The enquiry revealed that the SMC-appointed social science teacher has been working for over a year and allegedly sexually assaulted six girls in classes 6 and 9. Based on the statement, Legal cum Probation Officer of Krishnagiri DCPU, J Raghuraman, lodged a complaint at Krishnagiri All Women's Police Station (AWPS), and the teacher was booked under section 7 r/w 8 of the Pocso Act. He was later arrested and remanded. "The school headmaster, who was aware of the incident on Tuesday, did not inform DCPU until the team reached the spot on Thursday," said a police source. This is the fifth case in which a government school teacher has been booked under the Pocso Act since last month. Krishnagiri Chief Education Officer (in-charge) A Muniraj said, "We have already informed school headmasters to follow the GO 89 issued this April by the School Education Department with a course of action to be taken in case of such offences and procedures to be followed to inform concerned authorities. Within a week, headmasters will be directed to raise awareness about the GO among teachers. There are 102 higher secondary schools, 170 high schools, 1,740 panchayat union primary and middle schools in the district, apart from this, government schools and private schools will also be asked to follow the GO." He added, "Already, names of 50 government school teachers in 10 blocks have been given to the District Child Protection Unit, who will be given training about the Pocso Act, who in turn, will give training about the Act in their respective blocks." It may be noted that in March, the DCPU had distributed child safety awareness posters to about 2,000 schools in the district, which have contact numbers and support mechanisms.
New Indian Express
15-06-2025
- New Indian Express
Bettamugilalam school in Krishnagiri admits three students who flunked screening test
KRISHNAGIRI: The Bettamugilalam Government High School in Denkanikottai taluk on Friday admitted the three students who were earlier denied admission to Class 9 there citing failure to clear an illegal screening test held recently. On Friday TNIE had carried an article headlined "3 students denied Class 9 admission owing to poor show in the 'screening test'. It narrated the plight of these students from two Panchayat Union Middle Schools (PUMS) at Bolakollai and Siddhapuram after they were denied admission at the Bettamugilalam school for Class 9 studies. It is said they could not pass the illegal screening test conducted by Bettamugilalam Government High School Headmaster Madhu. The school authorities resorted to the drastic move allegedly in a bid to put up a good show in the crucial Class 10 public examinations. The matter came to light after someone complained to the child helpline number about the denial of admission to two students. Thereafter, TNIE identified one more student. On Friday, these three students and another student who did not undergo the screening test were admitted to the school. The three students will be given workbooks to improve their performance. A school education department official from Kelamangalam block told TNIE: "Students from the Bolakollai, Kottayurkollai and Siddhapuram PUMSes with poor performance in studies will undergo a bridge course. Workbooks of Class 1 to 5 will be given to them and they will be trained for a few months. Three more students will also be given admission for Class 9 at the Bettamugilalam GHS on Monday." Krishnagiri Chief Education Officer (in-charge) A Muniraj told TNIE that weak students from Urdu schools who are joining Tamil medium middle school and high schools will also undergo a bridge course of two months to six months based on their performance.
