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CBSE Flags 18-Month Bullying Lapses at Jaipur School as Delhi Suspends Staff in Teen Suicide Case

The actions aim to enforce child-safety mandates, including required counselling.

Delhi police have registered a case in connection with the incident.
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Police found a handwritten note in which the girl alleged that the male teacher held her hand while hitting her and challenged her to open his closed fist
Students and parents protest outside a school in New Delhi after the death of a Class 10 student, who allegedly died by suicide at Rajendra Place Metro Station. Demonstrators held placards demanding justice and action against the accused teachers. | Pic courtesy: ANI

Overview

  • A CBSE inquiry into Jaipur’s Neerja Modi School found complaints of bullying were ignored for about 18 months, the child begged the teacher for help five times in her final 45 minutes, and no counsellor referral was made.
  • The CBSE panel cited safety and procedural failures, including unsecured access to higher floors, inadequate CCTV and supervision, and the fall spot being washed before forensic work, and it has issued a notice seeking a response within 30 days.
  • In Delhi, police registered an FIR after a 16-year-old’s suicide note accused several teachers and the principal of harassment, and the school temporarily suspended four staff members including the headmistress.
  • Delhi’s Directorate of Education formed a high-level committee with a three-day deadline and began reviewing whether schools are following CBSE-mandated mental-health frameworks.
  • In Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa, police are probing a case in which a 17-year-old’s note alleged a male teacher physically tortured her, including pressing a pen between her fingers as punishment.