And so the Principal, and three teachers were arrested...
Where this saga is going to end, who knows?? because there are no winners. There never can be any winners in a case like this - everyone has lost, and everyone will go on losing, till Mr. Rawla, the one who has been hurt the most decides to forgive. Only then will this dreadful chain of suffering and pain stop. Of course, they will never get Rouvanjit back, nor will these 4 teachers ever get their peace of mind back...worse, think of the families of these 4 teachers...it is difficult to even imagine what they are going through. The school, the other children, and their parents too, are I'm sure, feeling a sense of loss of face/prestige/peace of mind. Everyone has to live with their own particular loss.
Of course the school and the teachers will have to face up to the fact that the old order is crumbling and a new mind-set, new attitudes and new ways of thinking are required in the changing environment of education. Opting out is not the solution - embracing change is...
Parents, I hope, have learnt that the instant their child says 'I don't want to go to school', all their internal alarms should start jangling, and their antennae should work on overdrive. Never, ever, ever take this sentence from a child lightly.Children love going to school. So, if a child says he/she does not want to go to school, something is wrong - you can be sure of that - No matter how big or how small the issue, if you take it seriously, it can be dealt with. We sadly, more often than not, tend to ignore this sentence. We pat the child on the back, tut-tut, and give them a sweet or promise an outing/gift. Completely disregarding their feelings. More and more it is becoming clear that children process what is said to them in ways that an adult can hardly even imagine. It's better to give them the benefit of the doubt, follow up on this 'not wanting to go to school', and resolve it, whatever it is. Even if it is only a cry for attention, it is still a cry from a child who does not know how to express himself/herself better...