Bihar School Segregates Students On Caste Lines

Patna: A school in Bihar’s Vaishali district has been alleged to have been segregating student based on religion and caste that has prompted the government to launch an inquiry. The government-run GA Plus 2 School in Lalganj has been segregating students into different sections and rooms based on their religions and caste, Bihar Education Minister Krishnandan Prasad Verma said, ordering an inquiry into the matter. He assured those found guilty would be punished. Lalganj Block Education officer Arvind Kumar Tiwari said he has visited the school after complaints were lodged about the practice. School Principal Meena Kumari, though, said such arrangements of segregation were made to ensure smooth working and implementation of different schemes. According to reports, students belonging to Muslim and Hindu are made to sit in different sections and rooms. There are separate classrooms for Dalits, OBCs and upper caste, Tiwari who visited the school said. (IANS)

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