JAISALMER: Around 40 girls studying at a Government Higher Secondary School of Roopsi panchayat samiti, 15km from Jaisalmer district headquarters, have demanded TCs over alleged caste-based discrimination and misbehaviour by a teacher.
A memorandum has been submitted to the district collector and the school principal. On Wednesday, a large number of villagers staged a dharna outside the school. Later, district collector Ashish Modi handed over the case to SDM Ramesh Shirvi, who went to the spot and spoke to villagers and persuaded them. The parents have alleged that a teacher in the school harassed the girls discriminated on the basis of their caste. After the girls reported the incident, their parents met the principal and applied for mass transfer certificates (TC).
Koonp Singh, a villager from Laudrava, said if any girl went with some symbol of any religion, the teacher used to humiliate her and make her stand till she fell unconscious. The teacher also threatened the girl students to give less marks in practical tests, monthly tests.
Another villager said the parents of the girls, earlier too, had apprised the principal about the teacher, but no action was taken. Many girls were forced to quit their studies due to the fearful atmosphere in the school. Villagers demanded strict action against the teacher and demanded his suspension.
The villagers said if the administration does not take any action, they will lock the school and the entire responsibility will be of the administration.
SDM Ramesh Shirvi said that he spoke to the guardians by going to the school and they have complained about the teacher, but some advocated for the teacher, too. He will submit his report to the district collector.
