Mandya: Government school headmaster in Maddur arrested for sexual harassment of girl students
Mandya: The head teacher of a government school in Nidaghatta village of Maddur taluk of the district has been arrested by the Maddur Police under charge of sexually harassing girl students of the school, based on a complaint filed by the girls' parents, with the support of Dalit organizations.
The arrested head teacher has been identified as Shivarama, the headmaster of the Government Higher Primary School of Nidaghatta village in Maddur taluk. The matter of his misbehavior with the girl students came to light when the girls allegedly told their parents that the headmaster had been sexually harassing and also behaving indecently with them. The parents, who approached Dalit organizations for help and support, filed a complaint with the Maddur Police.
The officers of the Education Department paid a visit to the school, where they met the girls and gathered information about their ill-treatment by the headmaster. They are learned to have submitted a report on the case of sexual harassment to the senior officers of the Department.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
