Over 20 educationists have written to School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi expressing concern over the increasing number of deaths of school students in Tamil Nadu and complaining that the school activity is reduced to ensure attainment of literacy and numeracy competence with scant respect for child’s welfare.
Prohibitory orders were clamped in parts of Kallakurichi district in northern Tamil Nadu Sunday after protests demanding justice for the alleged suicide of a 16-year-old student turned violent, with agitators going on a rampage on campus by torching vehicles, including those belonging to the police, and vandalising classrooms.
With fresh Covid-19 cases crossing 200 per day in Tamil Nadu, parents are worried as schools are set to reopen on Monday, June 13. Priya Sethumadhavan, a housewife, said that she is worried about her daughter Akansha going to school. While .