Students of a middle school in Alawalpur village under Fatuha block in Patna district have levelled a serious allegation of caste discrimination by the teachers. Several students claimed that teachers often ask them not to sit with students of lower caste and maintain the dignity of their caste by sitting with the students belonging to their caste.
Now, the teachers are threatening the students with dire consequences if they share this with anyone after the issue has become a talking point in the village.
Though the school is closed as per the District Magistrate order due to severe cold wave, The Hindu managed to meet several students in the village who shared the shocking practice. The school is located around 35 km from Patna.
Sharing the details, Arya Nandani Kumari, student of class 8th standard, said, “During the mid-day meal or in the classroom, when a lower caste student is sitting with the upper caste or vice-versa, teachers ask them to leave the place and sit with students of their own caste.”
She further said, “Many times if lower caste students sit in the front, they are asked to sit behind.”
