CUDDALORE:
Headmaster T.Palani of the Thiruvahindrapuram Government Girls' Higher Secondary School near here has been placed under suspension on the charges of forcing the students to clean school toilets.
The incident took place when District Collector V.Amuthavalli visited the school for inspection on the re-opening day (June 15). In fact, the Collector was a witness to a group of girls carrying pots of water in her presence. When the Collector enquired why the students were carrying water, they told her that the headmaster had asked them to clean the toilets. It is learnt that Class IX students were asked to keep the school campus and toilets clean for the Collector's visit. But the Collector had told the headmaster in clear terms that students should be assigned only subject-related tasks.
When Chief Educational Officer S. Amudhavalli, who accompanied the Collector, asked the headmaster about the matter, the latter told her that since the scavenger had not turned up for the day he had pressed the girls to do the work. The CEO said with the concurrence of the Directorate of Distance Education the headmaster was placed under suspension.
