A district schooling officer termed the incident shameful.
Offended at dad and mom not paying charges, the principal of a college in UP’s Siddharthnagar district made greater than 50 college students sit within the scorching solar outdoors the gate. He additionally shot a video warning the dad and mom that whereas he would enable the scholars on this time, each defaulter could be despatched residence sooner or later till the charges had been paid.
The video from Shyamraji Excessive Faculty in Siddharthnagar’s Itwa has now gone viral, sparking outrage on social media. Terming the incident shameful, the district inspector of colleges has mentioned that he’ll examine whether or not the college is registered and take acceptable motion.
Within the two-minute video, younger girls and boys might be seen sitting crammed onto the trail resulting in the college gate, with fields on each side, and hiding their faces to keep away from being recognized and shamed.
The principal Shailesh Kumar Tripathi might be heard saying in Hindi, “All of you dad and mom had been warned to not ship your youngsters to highschool until the charges had been deposited, however you do not hear. You ship them to highschool to bother me. These are all defaulters and I’ve stored them out of the gate in the present day. That is the final time… I’m supplying you with a strict warning… If you’re feeling unhealthy you might be answerable for it, not me.”
“The financial institution has imposed a Rs 50,000 advantageous on me and you’ll not pay even Rs 5 additional as charges. I can’t take this load. If charges aren’t paid by the fifteenth of each month, a advantageous of Rs 5 might be imposed per day. Whoever can observe this rule can ship their kids right here and for those who do not, you possibly can hold them at residence. I’m saddened and frightened by charges not being paid, there may be strain on me… I’ve been declared a defaulter and the financial institution has mentioned I’ll by no means get even a 1-rupee mortgage for the remainder of my life. I’m taking pity and letting them (the scholars) in for the final time. If they arrive to the college once more with out paying charges, they are going to be despatched residence,” he warned.
‘Charges Unpaid For Years’
When reporters reached out to Mr Tripathi after the outrage, he mentioned he was sorry if anybody felt unhealthy however he had no alternative as a result of the college was owed quantities ranging between Rs 10,000 and lakhs per pupil.
“I do not help making college students sit within the solar, it was carried out for 2 minutes to shoot the video. We’ve reminded dad and mom a lot of occasions, however we get no response. This have to be the truth in most rural faculties. Dad and mom inform us they’ll pay in a month or two however there are some college students whose charges haven’t been paid for 4 years,” he claimed.
“I had solely put the video within the dad and mom’ group to share data. Some guardian shared it on social media. I apologise if anybody felt unhealthy, however solely we all know the troubles we face. I needed to convey the message, I could not presumably name each guardian to the college,” the principal added.
Investigation Underway
The inspector of colleges in Siddharthnagar mentioned the viral video had come to his discover.
“It’s shameful that this occurred. We’re looking for out if the college is registered. Preliminary investigation factors to it not being registered with us. We are going to take motion after conducting an inquiry,” he mentioned.