Overview

• Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty directed the Kasaragod Deputy Director of Education to investigate the complaint and said action will follow the inquiry’s findings.
• The family says the Aug. 11 incident occurred during morning assembly at Kundamkuzhi Government Higher Secondary School after the boy moved a pebble, that he was called forward and struck, which his younger sister witnessed.
• The mother says doctors later confirmed a ruptured eardrum, the child is under treatment, and surgery has been recommended.
• The headmaster denies any assault and says he only reprimanded the student, while Youth Congress workers demanding his suspension were dispersed by police.
• In a separate case, the minister asked the Director of General Education to investigate a Thrikkakara school after a fifth-grader reported being made to run laps and left alone in a dark room for arriving late.