The Marxist Communist party have demanded an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to be set up in all educational institutions, post the tragic death of a school girl due to sexual abuse by a teacher.
Coimbatore: The Marxist Communist Party have stated that setting up an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) in educational institutions is a must in the wake of increasing incidents of sexual harassment of students.
A Class 12 student ended her life by suicide at her home last Thursday, in Coimbatore after she was subjected to sexual abuse by her teacher in the school premises. The school administration’s blatant negligence of the incident in spite of complaints by the deceased student and her friends is being seen as one of the main reasons that led the student to take the extreme step.
The Coimbatore District Committee of the Marxist Party has urged the immediate formation of an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) at all educational institutions to prevent any more such tragic incidents.
The Marxist Party cadres demanded that the Government should compensate the family of the deceased girl.
A Class 12 student ended her life by suicide at her home last Thursday, in Coimbatore after she was subjected to sexual abuse by her teacher in the school premises. The school administration’s blatant negligence of the incident in spite of complaints by the deceased student and her friends is being seen as one of the main reasons that led the student to take the extreme step.
The Coimbatore District Committee of the Marxist Party has urged the immediate formation of an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) at all educational institutions to prevent any more such tragic incidents.
The Marxist Party cadres demanded that the Government should compensate the family of the deceased girl.