Sh.
Najeeb Jung
Hon’ble
Lieutenant Governor
Government
of NCT of Delhi
Rajniwas,
Rajniwas Marg
Civil Lines, Delhi-54
19.09.2014
Subject:
Class XII girl-student expelled by SKV, Badli for having married
Sir
19
years old Ms. Mehjabeen (M:9873382360), R/o C-232, J.J. Camp, Suraj Park,
Badli, Delhi-42, along with her mother Ms. Sakeena Khatoon has personally approached
me today with a grievance against Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Badli that the
school has expelled her as she had got married in between the academic year. (Copy of letter from the student attached)
The
girl was a student of Class XII in the current academic year 2014-15. She
attended classes from 01.04.2014 to 15.04.2014 in Class XII in the school. As
her marriage was scheduled for 17.05.2014, she went on leave w.e.f. 16.04.2014.
The
school closed for summer-vacations w.e.f. 01.05.2014 and re-opened on
01.07.2014. However, having contracted Dengue towards the end of June, 2014,
she could not resume schooling on reopening of school. Her mother informed the
school about her illness and inability to attend the school and also proposed to
submit a written application for medical leave. However the school authorities
refused to accept the same. The mother also submitted her school-fee during her
absence from the school.
On
recovering from her illness, Ms. Mehjabeen went to the school on 02.09.2014
accompanied by her mother. But the school-Principal, in unequivocal terms,
refused to allow the girl to attend the school, citing as reason that the
company of a married student shall cast immoral influence upon other
school-children.
The
baselessness of the action on the part of the school Principal and the reasons
given in its support is self-evident. It is extremely unfortunate that while a
girl belonging to a minority community and hailing from a poor economic back-ground
has been attempting to defy social taboos by choosing to continue her studies
even after marriage, the Delhi Government school is hell bent upon thwarting
her initiatives.
It
is humbly submitted that in cases such as the present one, all possible help
and support must be extended to the student to pursue her studies further,
rather than demoralising and punishing her for a decision which is entirely
personal and for which she is not even fully responsible as the same is largely
of her parents.
You
are therefore earnestly requested to direct the school-authorities to
forth-with re-admit the student, extend all necessary co-operation to her to
make up for the academic loss already incurred on account of her absence from
school and not to victimise her in future on account of her marital status.
With
regards
Ashok Agarwal, Advocate
National President, AIPA
M: 9811101923
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