Coimbatore School Makes Menstruating Dalit Girl Write Exams Outside Classroom
10 April 2025 | The News Minute
A private school in Coimbatore allegedly forbade a class 8 student from entering her classroom to sit for an exam on Wednesday, April 9, because she was menstruating. The news came out after a video of the student, belonging to the Arunthathiyar community (Scheduled Caste) appearing for her exam sitting on a staircase at Swamy Chidbhavananda Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Senguttaipalayam was circulated on social media.
In the video reportedly recorded by the minor’s mother, the girl says that her class teacher informed the principal that she is menstruating, after which the two decided to make her sit outside the classroom and write her exam. She adds that this wasn't the first instance, saying that she gave another exam conducted on April 7 seated on the staircase…