Principal suspended after students asked to carry bags of sand to construction site at Punjab school

The issue was raised by some parents who said the children had been sent to study but instead they are doing the job of labourers when they needed to focus on the approaching board exams.
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CHANDIGARH: In a shocking development, Class X students who arrived late to a school in Ludhiana were directed to carry bags of sand and gravel to a construction site on the premises instead of attending classes days before their board exams. Taking strict action, the Punjab government has suspended the school principal and sacked the campus manger.

Sources said the students were asked to do the manual labour for the last three to four days as construction work was going on at the school.

The issue was raised by some parents who said on condition of anonymity that the children had been sent to study but instead they are doing the job of labourers as directed by the school staff when they needed to focus on the approaching board exams.

The incident took place at the Government Senior Secondary School at Jawahar Nagar in Ludhiana, which is a School of Eminence for Boys. Schools of Eminence are supposed to provide the best education to students.

After videos of the incident surfaced, the Punjab School Education Department on Friday suspended the principal Kuldip Singh and dismissed the campus manager of the school.

"This incident has come to my notice today and strict action has been initiated immediately," said Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains.

He categorically asserted that such behaviour from any teacher will not be tolerated, emphasizing the importance of maintaining a safe and respectful environment for students in government schools.

"The education system must prioritize the well-being and dignity of all students, and any actions that undermine this principle will be met with appropriate consequences," he said.

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