HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad High Court has quashed the Education Department’s order to seal and strip Azaan International School, Tolichowki, of its recognition after the parents of two students alleged that their wards had been raped on campus.
The court, which was looking into a writ petition filed by the school management, said the department had not “properly considered” the explanation given by the institution and instructed officials to “suspend” proceeding pertaining to the closure of pre-primary classes of the school and “unlock the school and handover the keys”.
It may be recalled that the management had responded to a series of notices issued by the department, none of which the latter found satisfactory. Finally, the school was declared guilty of violating government and CBSE norms.
Surprisingly, though the court order was issued on October 10, higher officials of the Education Department were either unaware of the development or unavailable for comment.
Meanwhile, the group of parents who had met the academic director of the school under the aegis of Azaan International School Parents Association earlier this week were reassured that classes would commence soon. Several parents Express spoke to said they would not be convinced about the security standards of the school unless it implemented the 33-point charter of demands they had submitted to the management.