Hearing-Impaired Students in Jaipur School Protest over Safety Lapses, Seek Action Against Staff
The school has 583 hearing-impaired students, and officials ordered a probe after complaints over sanitation, water shortages and sign-language teaching gaps.
- On Wednesday, more than 100 hearing-impaired students of the Government Seth Anandilal Poddar Senior Secondary School in Jaipur protested outside the campus gate over poor infrastructure and inadequate facilities.
- Students alleged severe sewerage blockages, crumbling classrooms, and a shortage of teachers proficient in Indian Sign Language, while also claiming staff harassment regarding phone and hospital access.
- The school has 583 students, including 282 hostel residents, and the protest intensified after plaster fell from a classroom ceiling, striking a student amid ongoing complaints.
- Principal Bharat Joshi was suspended with immediate effect, a teacher and Class IV employee placed under Awaiting Posting Orders, as Vice Principal Reshma Batra assumed school management.
- Former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Opposition Tika Ram Jully visited the campus, while Chief Block Education Officer Asha Gupta launched a formal investigation on Thursday to recommend disciplinary actions.
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