Kerala Teacher Forces 6-Year-Old Dalit Student to Clean Classmate's Vomit, Sparks Outrage
Geetha Sunil Pillai | 22 November | The Mooknayak
Idukki - St. Benedict's LP School in Sleevamala in Kerala's Idukki district finds itself at the center of controversy after a caste-based discriminatory incident involving a six-year-old SC student came to light. Despite complaints to the school principal and education department, no stringent action has been taken against the teacher responsible, leaving the child’s family and activists dismayed. The boy's mother gave a formal complaint at the local police station on Friday.
On November 13, Pranav Sijoy, a second-grade student, was subjected to humiliation and trauma when his class teacher, Maria Joseph, ordered him to clean the vomit of a sick classmate….