India: Six-yr-old Muslim Girl Paraded Naked at School for Bad Writing

Teacher of the class I student of Islamic School in Shahpur also made her clean the toilet bowls. The female teacher was arrested after parents filed an FIR

Yogesh Avasthi ,ahid Qureshi

Posted On Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 02:56:31 AM

The parents confronted the trustee, but he denied the incident had taken place A six-year-old student of Islamic School in Shahpur Mill Compound was allegedly paraded naked by her class teacher because her handwriting was not good enough. She was later locked up in a washroom and made to clean the toilet bowls. Outraged parents of the class I student, who came to know about the incident from her classmate, confronted school trustee Iqbal Patel. However, Patel vehemently denied such an incident had taken place at school. The girl’s parents filed an FIR with Shahpur police following which the teacher was arrested on Monday evening. Incidentally, in January, parents had accused the all-girls school of forcing their children to clean toilets. ‘HER CLASSMATE TOLD US’ The girl’s father Sharavar Sheikh told Mirror, “Our child is very enthusiastic about going to school. A few days ago, when she started making excuses for not attending classes, we sensed something was wrong. Although we asked her the reason, she made vague excuses and dodged the issue. It was through a classmate of hers that we came to know about the incident. We are appalled.” They allege another girl was also paraded along with their daughter. According to the girl’s mother Samina, class teacher Zebabanu found her daughter’s handwriting illegible and decided to punish her in the most “horrendous” manner. Read the rest on: