For every child, school is a place where they can truly grow up. They can choose what they want to study, which books they want to read and thereby build the foundations of their career. Additionally, a healthy relation between students and teachers helps in their all-round development as they get to share their most intimate feelings in a safe space. But what can they do if that very circle of trust is hampered by the school principal?
According to India.com, a Pune school principal broke the sanctity of his own school by forcing one of his students to watch porn. An official from the Wanwadi police station said,
“The incident took place in March this year. The principal had sexually harassed the boy by showing him a porn video. The boy had complained about the incident to the lady school counsellor.”
The school principal has been booked by the police and they’re searching for him. And since the lady school counsellor chose to remain silent, even after the boy complained about the incident, she has been booked as well.
Fearing for the boy’s schooling, even his family didn’t speak up. So, it was up to the police to do the needful. The official said,
Sexual predators like this Pune principal shouldn’t be allowed to roam around freely and should be nabbed as soon as possible. And since the matter is now out in the open, the traumatised boy should receive proper counselling so that he can put this incident in the rear view mirror and move on.