Government tribal residential school headmistress suspended for ‘beating’ Class V student near Coimbatore

The headmistress of a Government Tribal Residential School near Periyanaickenpalayam in Coimbatore district has been placed under suspension following an inquiry into an incident in which a Class V student was allegedly beaten with a stick.

Krishna Priya, headmistress of the school at Kunjurpathi near Palamalai, allegedly beat the student on her back with a stick about a month ago after she came to school without completing her homework. The student sustained injuries in the incident.

The school, run by the Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, has 43 students and six teachers, including the HM. The student’s parents reportedly questioned the headmistress after learning about the incident. She is said to have told them that the incident had occurred inadvertently.