Karkala: Refusal to consume midday meal - head teacher beats up student

Karkala, 24 Dec 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: A woman has complained to the police, alleging that the head teacher of a school at Belady in Kantavara village in the taluk hit her son with a stick and injured him for not willing to consume midday meal served at the school.

Aneesh (6) , son of Krishna Kotian and Renuka from Belady happens to be a first standard student of the aided higher primary school at Belady. Aneesh reportedly was administered deworming tablets on December 22 morning. He was therefore a little unwell and wanted to have food brought from home.

Head teacher of the school, Suresh S R, it is said, rejected the boy's proposal to have home food, and insisted that he should have hot meal prepared at school during the lunch hour. When Aneesh showed reluctance to obey his words, the head teacher reportedly took the boy to another room, strictly told him to have midday meal, and injured his back by repeatedly hitting him with a stick, Renuka, mother of Aneesh, said in a complaint.

A complaint about this incident has been registered in rural police station here. The police are investigating.