School forms committee to look into the chargesA group of 22 alumni of a school run by the Central government in the city has raised allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct against a faculty member. Following this, several alumni made similar allegations against the faculty member, a Hindi teacher. While one alumnus stated that the faculty member had groped her, a few others said he had touched them inappropriately. They demanded that the faculty member be suspended immediately and not be allowed to conduct classes or take part in the academic activities. The alumni also asked the school to have a child protection policy and constitute a child protection committee to look into such complaints.

Source: The Hindu May 31, 2021 20:20 UTC