This is what should have happened after the murder at MUM (Bevan in jail...a step in the right direction!):
School violence: Principal held in Guwahati ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Bano Haralu Saturday, May 7, 2005 (Guwahati): The principal of the Maharishi Vidya Mandir in Guwahiti was arrested on charges of negligence by the father of 15-year-old Udipta Sharma, a Class X student. Udipta died after his classmate caught him by the neck and lent him a blow with his elbow, following an argument over a misplaced lunch box. An angry mob gathered later and threatened to burn the school down, when the boy's cortege was passing by the school, bringing traffic to a grinding halt for almost two hours. Many of them allege that fighting in the school was common, but the school authorities refused to do anything about it. "Children have often complained about their tiffin being taken by others, but the teachers tell them not to bother them with minor complaints. See what this has led to," said one of the locals. "My own son is here and he has often got beaten up but there is no reaction from the teachers," said another. Callous attitude Earlier, inconsolable parents and friends of the bereaved family said that the fact that the parents were informed two hours after the incident is a reflection that authorities were incapable of handling the situation. "Whether it was Sanjib or Udipta when the incident happened they should have immediately contacted the parents but they delayed," said a family friend. "What really hurts is that his mother was so close by but they delayed the treatment and we want to know why?" asked another. Meanwhile the school now says it will have more teachers on duty during the lunch break. But what is of immediate concern is the impact the incident will have had in the minds of the students. http://tinyurl.com/db699 To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
