SSP asked to take strict action against student

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 20

The UT Education Department has asked the UT SSP to take strict legal action against the Class XII student, who allegedly punched a teacher on the school premises on Thursday.

A senior official of the UT Education Department said senior officials of the department today spoke to the SSP and sought strict action against the student as per law. Besides, the Education Department would act on the basis of the school principal’s report, which was submitted to the DEO, he said.

In its report submitted to the office of District Education Officer Anujit Kaur, the school had indicted the student.

The DDR had already been lodged in the case. The department officials also held a meeting with police officials in this regard, said a senior official of the Education Department.

According to the DDR, the teacher alleged that the student punched her during the recess period and in the presence of other teachers. “I bled profusely through the nose. He hit me under the influence of alcohol,” she said in her statement to the police.

Meanwhile, on a call given by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of teachers, Chandigarh, teachers in many government schools observed a non-instructional day (chalk-down strike) today. However, many teachers were also found working. Several teachers’ unions have demanded a strict action against the student as per law.