Telengana's Education Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy has ordered the cancellation of the government recognition grated to a private school in Hyderabad over rape alegation of a 4 year old, effective immediately, reports ndtv.com.
The minister has also ordered a committee headed by Telangana's Education Secretary to submit a report to the government stating security measures to be followed in orer to prevent the occurrence of such incident in the near future.
The Secretary in the Women and Child Welfare Department as well as the Director of School Education and also senior officer dealing with protection of children against sexual offences will all be a part of the panel. Telengana's Eductaion Minister has ordered the committe submit its report within a week.
The private school which is located in the plush Banjara Hills has remained shut since the incident was reported and became public. On Wednesday, the principle's driver, accused of sexually assaulting and raping the child for two months was arrested by the cops.
The Principal of the school did not act on the allegations and after rampant protest by the victim's parents, he was also arrested.
The four-year old showed behavioural changes which was noticed by her parents. This lead to the impression that something was terribly wrong. The child had reportedly pointed to the driver who had access to the children inside the school, reports NDTV.
An FIR was registered. The angry parents also sat on a dharna in front of the Banjara Hills police station.
Upon investigating the case, it was found that the driver often took classes of pre-primary section. The CCTVs inside the school premises were not working.
Telangana's minister Sabitha Indra Reddy's order has caused a lot of concern among parents and government officials, since findng seats for 700 students of the school in the middle of an academic year will be a big challenge.
Though the minister has said the district education officer would address all the concerns of the students and parents, shutting the school and shifting them elsewhere does not seem a practical option, senior officials said, reports NDTV.
