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MSCPCR head on Thane bus molestation case: School can't shrink accountabiility
Updated On: 26 February, 2024 04:10 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
On February 20, when pupils from Thane`s private school went to a mall in Ghatkopar, a bus attendant molested children under pretence of serving them food
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Group of parents gathered at the school premises after incident came to light/ Rajesh Gupta
Susieben Shah, Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR), criticised the recent incident in which students were molested inside a bus on a school excursion to a mall, calling it highly unsettling. Shah emphasised that schools must take decisive action to prevent such incidents in the future, reported PTI.
"In this disturbing episode, the school management is fully responsible. There is a need to create a child-friendly atmosphere in schools. The school management must publicly acknowledge that it failed in fulfilling its responsibility," she told reporters, according to the PTI report.
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