Army to probe sainik school crisis
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, July 26 2011: The Army authority here is going to investigate the revolt of the Sainik School Imphal students over the alleged "ill treatment" to some of their colleagues by their Principal.

Meanwhile the day long revolt of Class IX and X students against its Principal Colonel Ravi Kumar yesterday has been eased after the resumption of the normal classes today following an understanding reached between the students, parents and school management.

A joint meeting of students, parents and school management is also scheduled on Sunday(July 31) to sort out the differences.

A senior Army officer of 57th Mountain Division when contacted over phone said that army will be investigating the allegation of the students for necessary action besides monitoring the outcome of the July 31(Sunday) meeting.

Most of Class IX and X students refused to attend school activities besides normal classes yesterday, demanding the resignation of Principal alleging "ill-treatment" of students.

Shouting anti-principal slogans,they also damaged some furniture of the school.

Sources claimed that the trouble was brewing on campus since July 14 after the Principal allegedly punished some of the Class IX students apparently in retaliation to alleged manhanled by these students on the principal's son who is also in Class IX after the boy reported the matter to his father.

But the Army authority in a press release here counter claimed that the story was cooked up by the students.

"On 24 July,after dinner cadets of class IX and class X resorted to slogan shouting to withdraw the cadets conduct code and cooked up their stories on 14 July incident", the release said.

After Monday's incident the school authority has temporarily withdraws the cadets conduct code,a newly introduced extra co-curricular marking system of the school students on the conduct of the students,till July 31 meeting.

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