Muzaffarnagar slap row: Muslim student likely to be admitted to govt school
Muslim student, who was slapped by his classmates following the orders of a school teacher in Muzaffarnagar, will be admitted to a government primary school provided his family agrees to it, officials of the education department said on Sunday.
The department will also facilitate for the transfer of other students studying in Neha Public School in Khabbupur village where the incident took place on Friday, they said.
«The father of the boy who was slapped does not want his son to continue his studies there (Neha Public School). The block education officer spoke to the boy, and he expressed his willingness to study in the government primary school in the village. On Monday, his enrolment will be done in the government school, provided his family is willing to do so,» Muzaffarnagar Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) Shubham Shukla told PTI.
Shukla said that the private school in Khabbupur village will not be closed and normal teaching activities will continue.
«The school has been asked to give in a month its clarification to the department regarding its affiliation. It has three teachers and runs classes from one to five,» the BSA said.
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Neha Public School is affiliated to the basic education department of the Uttar Pradesh government. Currently, 50 students study in the school.
When asked whether Tripta Tyagi, the school teacher involved in the incident, will continue teaching in the school, Shukla said that it depends on police action against her.
The BSA also said that the block education officer will go to Neha Public School on Monday, and till the time the affiliation of the school is not cancelled, students who want to
