Education department probes school caste row

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google News Following a report in the Express on frequent fights between dalit and caste Hindu students at the Cheyyar Government Boys Higher Secondary School, the education department on Friday conducted an inquiry with the school authorities.Joint Director of State Council for Educational Research and Training Muthupalani Samy, Chief Education Officer (CEO) of Tiruvannamalai A Noorjahan and District Education Officer Shanmugam inspected the school on Friday for nearly five hours from 1 pm, said sources in the school.“We enquired with the school administration and decided to erect a fencing to prevent students going out of the school during school hours and others entering it,” said the CEO. However, she downplayed Tuesday’s incident and the frequent fights between the two groups of students that affected the smooth functioning of school.“The CEO told us to counsel the students indulging in frequent fights and organise parent-teachers meeting to discipline them,” said a teacher and added that if the department failed to take firm action now, it would be too late to help other students as the divide among the students on caste lines was widening fast.first published:August 27, 2012, 10:59 ISTlast updated:August 27, 2012, 10:59 IST 
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